The photo was taken by friends in Jakarta. It shows part of the remaining mangrove forest that once protected much of the coastline. Replanting and safe-guarding these wonderful trees that thrive in brackish water sill be a key part of any battle on the effects of climate change.
I talk about them at length in my new book Against the Seas: Saving Civilizations from Rising Waters that will be out in February from Dundurn Press. Not a moment too soon...
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