cristiano ronaldo, the famous portuguese footballer, has been appointed the ambassador for this movement to conserve mangrove by the mangrove care forum bali. he came on board because of the mangrove forests’ ability to help buffer against tsunamis, a cause he dearly supports after witnessing first-hand the devastation of the tsunamis when he visited aceh after the 2004 tsunami. he met up with the 8-year-old boy who was found alive after 19 days at sea, dragged out by the unforgiving tsunami, wearing a portuguese football jersey. survived on puddled water and dried noodles and was reunited with his father and grandfather. his story was later recounted in a book published by radio 68h ‘lolos dari maut tsunami’.