tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537965748256551796.post4564953000735811823..comments2023-09-24T10:19:01.383+01:00Comments on John's Green Issues: Life After the Tsunami (Part 2)Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197399895034972279noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537965748256551796.post-8546095793696430422005-02-16T13:32:00.000+00:002005-02-16T13:32:00.000+00:00There was an interesting article on the bbc websit...There was an interesting article on the bbc website today about a community that was saved from a tree planting venture in 2002. Despite neighbouring villages being devastated by the waves, the villagers escaped 'almost unscathed' - I think the billions that will be spent on developing a tsunami warning system, something that would be very impractical to deploy over such a large area with poor communications could be better spent on planting a few trees...<br><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4269847.stm" rel="nofollow">Full story</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537965748256551796.post-15667004299271977632005-02-16T15:12:00.000+00:002005-02-16T15:12:00.000+00:00Thanks for this. There is a growing amount of supp...Thanks for this. There is a growing amount of support for mangroves as a long-term solution, and we are already consulting our partners about implementation. We will certainly be raising funds, and I hope some of the surplus funds raised by other charities in the Tsunami Appeals will be diverted to these activities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537965748256551796.post-53143765481976050342005-03-15T09:59:00.000+00:002005-03-15T09:59:00.000+00:00I hope the phrase "acts of a vengeful God" does no...I hope the phrase "acts of a vengeful God" does not imply that the World Land Trust is run on religious grounds. Natural disasters are natural disasters - they have no bearing on our behaviour, whatever the author may like to think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com