The Coral Nurture Program is a planting initiative (行为) undertaken by local researchers on the Great Barrier Reef (大堡礁).

Russell Hosp, Environmental Manager and Master Reef Guide for Cairns-based dive operator Passions of Paradise, 【小题1】 (witness) coral bleaching (珊瑚变白) over the last few years. Coral turns white due to the increasing temperature of its 【小题2】 (surround) water. But contrary to popular 【小题3】 (believe), coral bleaching is “not a death sentence,” he says. While it does leave the coral at risk, with a little care it can 【小题4】 fact make a full recovery.

And a little care is exactly 【小题5】 the Coral Nurture Program is giving the reef. Russell and the team collect pieces of healthy coral that have fallen off the reef and plant them in a special coral nursery 【小题6】 (regrow). Then, they are broken into much 【小题7】(small) pieces and reattached to the reef using special tools.

Another of the operators involved in the Coral Nurture Program, Ocean Freedom, is also reporting positive results. Owners of Ocean Freedom, Taryn and Perry, are extremely excited to be part of the initiative, saying that it’s all about 【小题8】 (assist) the reef as nature intended, strengthening but not changing 【小题9】 balance of its ecosystem on their sites.

The Coral Nurture Program has 【小题10】 (successful) re-planted over 1,000 pieces of coral, and are helping the reef to not just survive, but grow.

A librarian in Indonesia’s Java island is lending books to children in exchange for rubbish they collect in a novel way to clean up the environment and get the kids to read more.

Each weekday Raden Roro Hendarti rides her three-wheeler with books 【小题1】(pile) up at the back for children in Muntang village to exchange for plastic cups, bags and other waste that she carries back.

She told Reuters she is helping develop reading in the children as well make 【小题2】(they) aware of the environment. As soon as she shows up, little children, accompanied by their mothers surround her "Rubbish library" and cry for the books.

They are all carrying rubbish bags and Raden's three-wheeler 【小题3】 (quick) fills up with them as the books fly out. She s happy that the 【小题4】 (kid) are going to spend less time on online games as 【小题5】 result.

Let us build a culture of literacy from young age to 【小题6】 ( less) the harm of the online world. Raden said. "We should also take care 【小题7】 our waste in order to fight climate change and to save the earth from rubbish" Raden said.

She 【小题8】 (collect ) about 100 kg of waste each week, 【小题9】 is then sorted out by her colleagues and sent for recycling or sold. She 【小题10】 (lend) 6,000 books to children so far and wants to take the mobile service to neighboring areas as well.

Terry Townshend is an ecologist from the UK. In late October, he climbed to the roof of a building to check out a hand-sized recording device 【小题1】(lay) there to catch the sounds of migratory birds (候鸟) at Beijing’s Olympic Park. Every two weeks, he came here to collect data and share it 【小题2】 universities’ research centres for this year’s bird tracking study.

As a birdwatcher 【小题3】 has lived in Beijing for over a decade, Townshend founded a website 【小题4】 formed a group for fellow enthusiasts. He works to raise environmental 【小题5】(aware) among people to help save some of China’s most endangered birds, initiating projects to track some of Beijing’s celebrated birds.

Though observing the migratory birds in Beijing【小题6】(be) one of Townshend’s main activities now, his bond with China was established twelve years ago. At that time, the non-governmental organization Townshend once worked with was invited by the Chinese government 【小题7】(cooperate) in boosting support for China’s general environmental laws on climate change. As the project leader, Townshend came to-China for the first time. After getting to know the country, he decided to stay here for 【小题8】(far) research.

“China 【小题9】(value) the recovery of nature in past decades. With the efforts to carry out various targeted protections toward nature, 【小题10】 future looks bright for China’s biodiversity. ”Townshend said.