
The Sea Slowly Swallowing the Fishing Village: Lessons from Honduras for Indonesia
The village of Cedeno in Honduras is slowly destroyed by coastal erosion due to rising sea levels and ecosystem damage—phenomena that are repeating themselves in thousands of Indonesian coastal villages. This article reveals real data on rising sea levels, vulnerability of traditional fishermen, failure of natural protections such as mangroves and coral reefs, and ecosystem-based adaptation efforts that are still too small in scale and slow in timing.