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From the Ted Talk by Thomas Crowther: The global movement to restore nature's biodiversity

Unscramble the Blue Letters

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But as the dust settled, we realized that this was actually a time when the ______ movement gained real momentum. More people than ever were interested in global ___________, and with messages flooding in about the successes and failures of restoration ________ around the _____, we had access to the lessons that can help us to get it right. Every new criticism _______ incredible opportunities to learn and grow. Every failed restoration example was a lesson on how to improve future projects. These learnings were an entirely new source of data — data from the real ______ of this movement, from the people on the ground who were __________ and managing ecosystems around the world. No one knows their ecosystems more, and no one is more aware of the risks of restoration done wrong and the need for accurate ecological information to show the best _____ to focus on, which _______ can exist in those regions, and what benefits those species can provide to the community.

Solution

  1. conserving
  2. offered
  3. world
  4. heroes
  5. entire
  6. areas
  7. projects
  8. restoration
  9. species

Original Text

But as the dust settled, we realized that this was actually a time when the entire movement gained real momentum. More people than ever were interested in global restoration, and with messages flooding in about the successes and failures of restoration projects around the world, we had access to the lessons that can help us to get it right. Every new criticism offered incredible opportunities to learn and grow. Every failed restoration example was a lesson on how to improve future projects. These learnings were an entirely new source of data — data from the real heroes of this movement, from the people on the ground who were conserving and managing ecosystems around the world. No one knows their ecosystems more, and no one is more aware of the risks of restoration done wrong and the need for accurate ecological information to show the best areas to focus on, which species can exist in those regions, and what benefits those species can provide to the community.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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global restoration 2
positive impact 2
silver bullet 2
ecological information 2

Important Words

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