Ecosystem-Based Tsunami Mitigation for Tropical Biodiversity Hotspots

Thomas Cherico Wanger; Nur Ainun; Barry W Brook; Daniel A Friess; Rachel R Y Oh; Andi Rusdin; Scott Smithers; Aiyen Tjoa

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2019.10.008

Ecosystem-Based Tsunami Mitigation for Tropical Biodiversity Hotspots

Trends Ecol Evol. 2020 Feb;35(2):96-100. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.10.008. Epub 2019 Dec 11.

Authors

Thomas Cherico Wanger¹, Nur Ainun², Barry W Brook³, Daniel A Friess⁴, Rachel R Y Oh⁵, Andi Rusdin⁶, Scott Smithers⁷, Aiyen Tjoa²

Affiliations

¹ Agroecology and Centre of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use, University of Göttingen, Germany; Sustainability, Agriculture and Technology Laboratory, School of Engineering, Westlake University, China. Electronic address: tomcwanger@gmail.com.
² Fakultas Pertanian, Tadulako University, Palu, Indonesia.
³ School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania, Australia.
⁴ Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
⁵ School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia.
⁶ Faculty of Engineering, Tadulako University, Palu, Indonesia.
⁷ College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Australia.

PMID: 31837810
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.10.008

Abstract

Inclusion of ecosystem-based approaches in the governmental masterplan for tsunami mitigation in Palu, Indonesia may make the city a rare case study for ecological disaster risk reduction in tropical biodiversity hotspots. Such case studies are a key pillar of the United Nations (UN) Sendai Framework to protect coastal societies globally.

Keywords: UN Sendai Framework; biodiversity; coastal protection; ecological disaster risk reduction; ecosystem-based coastal protection; seawalls; tsunami.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biodiversity
Conservation of Natural Resources*
Disasters*
Ecosystem*
Tsunamis