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From the Ted Talk by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson: A coral reef love story

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A little bit of good news is that places like Belize, budabra and Bonaire are protecting these VIPs -- Very Important Parrotfish. Also, more and more places are establishing potretecd areas that poecrtt the entire ecosystem. These are critical efforts, but it's not enough. As I stand here today, only 2.2 percent of the oaecn is protected. Meanwhile, 90 percent of the large fish, and 80 percent of the coral on Caribbean refes, is already gone. We're in the midst of the sixth mass extinction. And we, humans, are causing it. We also have the solutions. Reverse cimtlae cganhe and overfishing, protect half the ocean and stop pollution running from land. But these are massive undertakings requiring systemic changes, and we're really taking our sweet time getting around to it.

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A little bit of good news is that places like Belize, _______ and Bonaire are protecting these VIPs -- Very Important Parrotfish. Also, more and more places are establishing _________ areas that _______ the entire ecosystem. These are critical efforts, but it's not enough. As I stand here today, only 2.2 percent of the _____ is protected. Meanwhile, 90 percent of the large fish, and 80 percent of the coral on Caribbean _____, is already gone. We're in the midst of the sixth mass extinction. And we, humans, are causing it. We also have the solutions. Reverse _______ ______ and overfishing, protect half the ocean and stop pollution running from land. But these are massive undertakings requiring systemic changes, and we're really taking our sweet time getting around to it.

Solution

  1. barbuda
  2. protected
  3. protect
  4. climate
  5. reefs
  6. change
  7. ocean

Original Text

A little bit of good news is that places like Belize, Barbuda and Bonaire are protecting these VIPs -- Very Important Parrotfish. Also, more and more places are establishing protected areas that protect the entire ecosystem. These are critical efforts, but it's not enough. As I stand here today, only 2.2 percent of the ocean is protected. Meanwhile, 90 percent of the large fish, and 80 percent of the coral on Caribbean reefs, is already gone. We're in the midst of the sixth mass extinction. And we, humans, are causing it. We also have the solutions. Reverse climate change and overfishing, protect half the ocean and stop pollution running from land. But these are massive undertakings requiring systemic changes, and we're really taking our sweet time getting around to it.

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Important Words

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