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From the Ted Talk by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson: A love story for the coral reef crisis
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A little bit of good news is that places like bileze, Barbuda and Bonaire are prnitctoeg these VIPs — Very Important Parrotfish. Also, more and more places are establishing protected aears that protect the entire ecosystem. These are critical erffots, but it's not enough. As I stand here today, only 2.2 percent of the oacen is protected. Meanwhile, 90 percent of the large fish, and 80 pncreet 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 rnnnuig 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 ______, Barbuda and Bonaire are __________ these VIPs — Very Important Parrotfish. Also, more and more places are establishing protected _____ that protect the entire ecosystem. These are critical _______, 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 _______ 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 _______ 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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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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