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

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Mangroves also prevent soil erosion, and they can be the first line of defense between storm surges, tsumnias and the millions of people who live next to these forests for their day-to-day saivvrul. 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 dixodie than tropical forests. So protecting one acre of mnrveaogs may well be like protecting five or more acres of tocprial forests. Would you like to eliminate you enrtie life's carbon footprint? Well, mangroves can offer you one of the best bangs for your citerovasnon buck.

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Mangroves also prevent soil erosion, and they can be the first line of defense between storm surges, ________ 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 _______ than tropical forests. So protecting one acre of _________ may well be like protecting five or more acres of ________ forests. Would you like to eliminate you ______ life's carbon footprint? Well, mangroves can offer you one of the best bangs for your ____________ buck.

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  1. mangroves
  2. survival
  3. entire
  4. dioxide
  5. tsunamis
  6. conservation
  7. tropical

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(Laughter)

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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