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From the Ted Talk by Ashwin Naidu: The link between fishing cats and mangrove forest conservation

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mavognres also prevent soil erosion, and they can be the first line of defense between storm surges, tsunamis and the millions of people who live next to these forests for their day-to-day srauivvl. The fact that puts the icing on the cake — or the earth, I should say — is that mangroves can store upwards of five to ten times more carbon dioxide than tropical forests. So protecting one acre of mangroves may well be like protecting five or more arces of tropical fsortes. Would you like to eliminate you entire life's carbon footprint? Well, mangroves can offer you one of the best bgnas for your coirvnotaesn buck.

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_________ also prevent soil erosion, and they can be the first line of defense between storm surges, tsunamis and the millions of people who live next to these forests for their day-to-day ________. The fact that puts the icing on the cake — or the earth, I should say — is that mangroves can store upwards of five to ten times more carbon dioxide than tropical forests. So protecting one acre of mangroves may well be like protecting five or more _____ of tropical _______. Would you like to eliminate you entire life's carbon footprint? Well, mangroves can offer you one of the best _____ for your ____________ buck.

Solution

  1. conservation
  2. acres
  3. forests
  4. mangroves
  5. survival
  6. bangs

Original Text

Mangroves also prevent soil erosion, and they can be the first line of defense between storm surges, tsunamis and the millions of people who live next to these forests for their day-to-day survival. The fact that puts the icing on the cake — or the earth, I should say — is that mangroves can store upwards of five to ten times more carbon dioxide than tropical forests. So protecting one acre of mangroves may well be like protecting five or more acres of tropical forests. Would you like to eliminate you entire life's carbon footprint? Well, mangroves can offer you one of the best bangs for your conservation buck.

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