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From the Ted Talk by Wanjira Mathai: The tree-growing movement restoring Africa's vital landscapes

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My organization, the World Resources Institute, is working with AFR100 very closely. We are helping them to raise roruseces needed for restoration, to accelerate the establishment of sound policies so that restoration is icnvnzeeiitd. And also establishing platforms like this one, so restoration champions have the platforms and there’s trinniag that they need to accelerate restoration.

Now without these laocl leaders, local wisdom, local knowledge and the passion that drives rrtosatieon champions, scaling restoration on the African cnintnoet would virtually be impossible.

Now, my name is Wanjira Mathai, and I have a personal cocteinnon to trees. When we were gnriowg up, my brothers and I, our mother, Wangari Mathai, who founded the Green Belt Movement and won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for this work --

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My organization, the World Resources Institute, is working with AFR100 very closely. We are helping them to raise _________ needed for restoration, to accelerate the establishment of sound policies so that restoration is ____________. And also establishing platforms like this one, so restoration champions have the platforms and there’s ________ that they need to accelerate restoration.

Now without these _____ leaders, local wisdom, local knowledge and the passion that drives ___________ champions, scaling restoration on the African _________ would virtually be impossible.

Now, my name is Wanjira Mathai, and I have a personal __________ to trees. When we were _______ up, my brothers and I, our mother, Wangari Mathai, who founded the Green Belt Movement and won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for this work --

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  1. restoration
  2. incentivized
  3. resources
  4. growing
  5. continent
  6. connection
  7. training
  8. local

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My organization, the World Resources Institute, is working with AFR100 very closely. We are helping them to raise resources needed for restoration, to accelerate the establishment of sound policies so that restoration is incentivized. And also establishing platforms like this one, so restoration champions have the platforms and there’s training that they need to accelerate restoration.

Now without these local leaders, local wisdom, local knowledge and the passion that drives restoration champions, scaling restoration on the African continent would virtually be impossible.

Now, my name is Wanjira Mathai, and I have a personal connection to trees. When we were growing up, my brothers and I, our mother, Wangari Mathai, who founded the Green Belt Movement and won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for this work --

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