Based on the excerpt below what is one environmental pressure affecting
coastal areas? *
Indonesia's forested land also supports extremely high levels of biodiversity, which in
tur, support a diverse array of livelihoods and ecosystem services. The combination of
high population density and high levels of biodiversity together with a staggering 80,000
km of coastline and 17,508 islands, makes Indonesia one of the most vulnerable
countries to the impacts of climate change.
- University of Indonesia, 2007
A. increased efforts to conserve mangrove forests
B. decreased urbanization and travel
C. tourism and environmental protection
D. high population densities

High population densities as noted in the excerpt, make coastal areas very prone to climate change conditions due to the environmental pressure exerted by such huge number of people.

The people in Indonesia will be more prone to climate change effects such as flooding as water levels rise and continue to encroach on the islands which no doubt have houses close to the coast due to the high population densities which means that a lot of people are in danger of losing their homes.