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  3. Animals and their enclosures are exposed to climate extremes
  4. Infrastructure and Pastures are burned
  5. Outbreaks of timber and forest pests and diseases
  6. Crops experience die off
  7. Change in wood properties and timber quality (twisting, compacting etc)
  8. Erosion of coastal forest areas
  9. Wind physically damages crops
  10. Animals are Killed
  11. Adaptation Actions
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12 - Plant gardens within forest wind breaks, or plant windbreaks to protect sensitive crops (glyricidia)
13 - Avoidance of agricultural activities in the immediate coastal strip
14 - Plant leafy crops in gardens that are well sheltered from winds (e.g. valleys etc)
15 - Plant root crops in exposed areas
16 - Cut the leaves of bananas prior to a cyclone to prevent uprooting
17 - Cut the stems of manioc prior to a cyclone to prevent uprooting
18 - Introduce Dwarf Varieties of manioc that will be less susceptible to wind damage
19 - Remove yam stakes during pre cyclone preparations
20 - Utilize early harvest varieties of yam (6 months) that can be harvested before cyclone season
24 - Employ and train stakeholders on wood technologies to correct timber defects
25 - Find markets for deformed products
26 - Develop guidelines and training on the utilization of durable and lesser known species for construction
42 - Freeze Excess meat where possible
43 - Preserve Meat using traditional bamboo cooking methods
44 - Preserve Meat using salting methods
45 - Preserve Fish using multiple canning methods
46 - Preserve Fish using smoking and drying methods
47 - Preserve Fish using traditional breadfruit leaf baking methods
128 - Preserve Taro suckers in household nurseries
129 - Collect taro seeds and sow to encourage new varieties, maintain biodiversity, and find climate resistant strains.