s:633:"TI Tree crops help rebuild livelihoods after the Tsunami in West Aceh AU Joshi L AU Nugraha E AU Budidarsono S AU van Noordwijk, M. AB The earthquake and Tsunami of 26th December 2004 de stroyed lives of many peop le, injured many more and devastated all five capitals - natural, infrastructure, hu man, financial and social. The coastal area of West Aceh district was a regional hub for trad e and development before the Tsunami. In villages many people depended on fisheries, rice and tree crops, mainly rubber, coconut, cocoa, Nypa an d fruit trees. Tree crops formed an important economic base for local livelihoods. ";