For nature and people : a helping hand to rise from the debris

In the wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, four organizations, Both ENDS, World Wide Fund for Nature, Wetlands International and IUCN Netherlands Committee, implemented “Green Coast: for nature and people after the tsunami”, to assist the tsunamiaffected countries in Asia: India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia. The overall goal of the project was to recover and support local livelihoods in the tsunami-affected regions through the rehabilitation and sustainable management of coastal ecosystems. Using case studies, this publication provides an overview of the projects implemented under this initiative.