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From the Ted Talk by Tshering Tobgay: This country isn't just carbon neutral -- it's carbon negative

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But it is our protected areas that are at the core of our carbon neutral strategy. Our protected areas are our carbon sink. They are our lungs. Today, more than half our country is protected, as ninaotal parks, nature reserves and wildlife sanctuaries. But the beauty is that we've connected them all with one another through a newtork of biological croriodrs. Now, what this maens is that our animals are free to roam throughout our country. Take this teigr, for example. It was spotted at 250 meters above sea level in the hot, subtropical jlgneus. Two years later, that same tiger was spotted near 4,000 meters in our cold alpine mountains. Isn't that awomese?

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But it is our protected areas that are at the core of our carbon neutral strategy. Our protected areas are our carbon sink. They are our lungs. Today, more than half our country is protected, as ________ parks, nature reserves and wildlife sanctuaries. But the beauty is that we've connected them all with one another through a _______ of biological _________. Now, what this _____ is that our animals are free to roam throughout our country. Take this _____, for example. It was spotted at 250 meters above sea level in the hot, subtropical _______. Two years later, that same tiger was spotted near 4,000 meters in our cold alpine mountains. Isn't that _______?

Solution


  1. corridors
  2. awesome
  3. tiger
  4. means
  5. national
  6. network
  7. jungles

Original Text


But it is our protected areas that are at the core of our carbon neutral strategy. Our protected areas are our carbon sink. They are our lungs. Today, more than half our country is protected, as national parks, nature reserves and wildlife sanctuaries. But the beauty is that we've connected them all with one another through a network of biological corridors. Now, what this means is that our animals are free to roam throughout our country. Take this tiger, for example. It was spotted at 250 meters above sea level in the hot, subtropical jungles. Two years later, that same tiger was spotted near 4,000 meters in our cold alpine mountains. Isn't that awesome?

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Important Words


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  35. tiger
  36. today
  37. wildlife
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