Casuarina plantations
have acted as holistic
tsunami protection plant and barriers
in reducing the onslaught of tsunami.
When
the killer tsunami struck down thousands of people and homes, the casuarina trees
which had been planted saved the Coastal communities.
The tree’s root nodules of Casuarina are known
to fix nitrogen, and increase the soil's fertility. Its abundant leaf-fall is
high in nitrogen and prized for mulch besides in
mitigating the loss of life and property.















































