ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ashwin Naidu - Fishing cat conservationist
Ashwin Naidu founded the Fishing Cat Conservancy to empower local people in South and Southeast Asia to help fishing cats and their globally critical mangrove habitat.

Why you should listen

Mangroves protect coastal communities from tsunamis, sequester carbon and are an essential source of fish. They're also extremely vulnerable to deforestation, primarily from fish and shrimp farming. Ashwin Naidu's Fishing Cat Conservancy offers local people conservation jobs and alternative livelihoods, such as monitoring fishing cats and reforesting mangroves in their own lands, and encourages global communities to offset their carbon footprints by helping restore this crucial ecosystem.

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Ashwin Naidu: The link between fishing cats and mangrove forest conservation

艾斯溫‧奈杜: 漁貓和紅樹林保育的關係

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紅樹林對於地球的健康很重要,它能大幅度減少大氣中的二氧化碳,也是多樣化物種的家園。但這些豐富的棲息地不斷面臨森林砍伐和產業的威脅。在這場演說中,身為保育人士的 TED 研究會員艾斯溫‧奈杜分享了南亞和東南亞地區如何以社區導向的合作方式保育了紅樹林,而神秘且瀕臨絕種的漁貓也功不可沒。
- Fishing cat conservationist
Ashwin Naidu founded the Fishing Cat Conservancy to empower local people in South and Southeast Asia to help fishing cats and their globally critical mangrove habitat. Full bio

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(Imitates模仿 fishing釣魚 cat)
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(模仿漁貓)
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That's my impersonation模擬 of a fishing釣魚 cat,
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剛才我是在模仿漁貓,
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which哪一個 actually其實 sounds聲音 more like this.
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牠的叫聲其實是這樣。
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(Prerecorded預錄 fishing釣魚 cat sounds聲音)
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(預錄的漁貓叫聲)
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It's a cat that loves water,
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這種貓很愛水,
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loves to fish,
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很愛抓魚,
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and lives生活 in some of the most unique獨特
and valuable有價值 ecosystems生態系統 on earth地球:
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居住在地球上一些最獨特
且珍貴的生態系統中:
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the wetlands沼澤地 and mangrove紅樹 forests森林
of South and Southeast東南 Asia亞洲.
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南亞和東南亞的濕地和紅樹林。
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Aren't是不是 they fishing釣魚 awesome真棒?
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牠們是釣魚高手,對吧?
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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Fishing釣魚 cats are one of about 40
species種類 of wildcats野貓.
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野貓的品種大約有四十種,
漁貓是其中之一。
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Like tigers老虎 and lions獅子, only much smaller.
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類似老虎及獅子,只是小很多。
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They're probably大概 around twice兩次 the size尺寸
of our average平均 domestic國內 cat.
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體型上,漁貓比我們
一般的家貓大兩倍。
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In Indonesia印度尼西亞,
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在印尼,
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people call them "kucing庫金 bakau巴考,"
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牠們被稱為「kucing bakau」,
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which哪一個 literally按照字面 translates轉換
to "the cat of the mangroves紅樹林."
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字面上的意思是「紅樹林之貓」。
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But I like to call them
the tigers老虎 of the mangroves紅樹林.
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但我喜歡稱牠們為紅樹林之虎。
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Now, we don't know fishing釣魚 cats
as well as we do tigers老虎,
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我們對漁貓的了解沒有比老虎多,
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but what we've我們已經 learned學到了 is that these cats
can be a flagship旗艦 species種類
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但我們知道,對全球重要的
生態系統來說,
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to a globally全球 important重要 ecosystem生態系統,
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漁貓可能是旗艦級的物種,
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and a visual視覺 bait attached
to a strong強大 line for conservation保護.
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且是保育這條堅固釣線下的視覺誘餌。
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Are you hooked迷上 yet然而?
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你們上勾了嗎?
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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Like many許多 endangered瀕危 species種類,
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和許多瀕危物種一樣,
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fishing釣魚 cats are threatened受威脅
by habitat棲息地 loss失利,
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漁貓正遭受棲息地減少的威脅,
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mainly主要 because of our international國際 demand需求
for farmed養殖 fish and shrimp,
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主因是國際間對養殖魚蝦的需求,
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and the deforestation森林砍伐
of nearly幾乎 half the historic歷史性 mangrove紅樹 cover
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以及南亞和東南亞有近一半
具歷史性的紅樹林植被都被砍伐掉了。
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in South and Southeast東南 Asia亞洲.
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Mangroves紅 樹林, on the other hand,
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另一方面,紅樹林
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are much more than just habitat棲息地
to the fishing釣魚 cat.
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不只是漁貓的棲息地而已。
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They are home to a fantastic奇妙
array排列 of species種類,
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紅樹林是許多美妙物種的家,
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like jackals,
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比如豺狼、
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turtles海龜,
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烏龜、
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shorebirds岸鳥
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水鳥,
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and otters水獺.
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和水獺。
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(Laughter笑聲)
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(笑聲)
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Mangroves紅 樹林 also prevent避免 soil erosion侵蝕,
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紅樹林能預防土壤侵蝕,
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and they can be the first line of defense防禦
between之間 storm風暴 surges, tsunamis海嘯
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同時也是抵禦風暴湧浪
和海嘯的第一道防線,
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and the millions百萬 of people
who live生活 next下一個 to these forests森林
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保障住在這些森林旁的數百萬居民
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for their day-to-day日復一日 survival生存.
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能安全地過日常生活。
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The fact事實 that puts看跌期權
the icing刨冰 on the cake蛋糕 --
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還有一件事能夠錦上添花——
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or the earth地球, I should say --
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或應該說,在地球上添花——
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is that mangroves紅樹林 can store商店
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那就是紅樹林能儲存的二氧化碳量,
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upwards向上 of five to ten times
more carbon dioxide二氧化碳
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是熱帶森林的五到十倍。
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than tropical熱帶 forests森林.
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So protecting保護 one acre英畝 of mangroves紅樹林
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所以,保護一英畝的紅樹林,
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may可能 well be like protecting保護 five
or more acres of tropical熱帶 forests森林.
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就等同保護至少五英畝的熱帶森林。
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Would you like to eliminate消除
you entire整個 life's人生 carbon footprint腳印?
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你想要消除一生所留下的碳足跡嗎?
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Well, mangroves紅樹林 can offer提供 you
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紅樹林能讓你在保育上
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one of the best最好 bangs前劉海
for your conservation保護 buck降壓.
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有最物超所值的效果。
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Deforestation森林砍伐, extinction滅絕
and climate氣候 change更改
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森林砍伐、物種滅絕、氣候變遷
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are all global全球 problems問題 that we can solve解決
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都是我們能解決的全球性問題,
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by giving value
to our species種類 and ecosystems生態系統
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只要我們重視物種和生態系統的保護,
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and by working加工 together一起
with the local本地 people
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並與住在周圍的當地人合作。
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who live生活 next下一個 to them.
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This is one of three river deltas三角洲
in coastal沿海 South India印度
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這是南印度沿海地區的
三個三角洲之一,
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where communities社區 came來了 together一起
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在那裡社區能同心協力
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to change更改 the face面對 and potentially可能,
the fate命運 of this planet行星.
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改變地球的面貌,
甚至有可能改變地球的命運。
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In less than a decade,
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在國際支持之下,不到十年,
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with international國際 support支持,
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the state forest森林 departments部門
and the local本地 communities社區
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國家森林部門以及當地社區
就合作協力將超過兩萬英畝
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worked工作 together一起 to restore恢復
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over 20,000 acres
of unproductive非生產性 fish and shrimp farms農場
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沒有生產力的魚蝦養殖場
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back into mangroves紅樹林.
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復育回紅樹林。
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About five years年份 ago,
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大約五年前,
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guess猜測 who we discovered發現
in these restored恢復 mangroves紅樹林?
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猜猜我們在這些重新復育的
紅樹林中發現了誰?
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When we shared共享 images圖片
of these fishing釣魚 cats with local本地 people,
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當我們跟當地人分享
這些漁貓的影像時,
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we were able能夠 to build建立 pride自豪 among其中 them
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我們讓他們感到驕傲,
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about a globally全球 revered尊敬
endangered瀕危 species種類 and ecosystem生態系統
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因為全球知名的瀕危物種和生態系統
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in their backyards後院.
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就在他們家後院。
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We were also able能夠 to build建立 trust相信
with some people
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我們也取得了一些人的信任,
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to help them lead alternative替代 livelihoods生計.
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協助他們改用另一種方式生活。
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Meet遇見 Santosh桑托什, a 19-year-old-歲 boy男孩
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這是桑托西,十九歲的男孩,
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who not only became成為
a conservation保護 professional專業的
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他與我們合作了一年多之後
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after working加工 with us
for just over a year
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不僅變成了保育專業人士,
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but also went on to involve涉及
many許多 local本地 fishermen漁民
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還繼續接觸許多當地的漁民,
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in helping幫助 study研究 and protect保護 fishing釣魚 cats.
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協助研究和保護漁貓。
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Meet遇見 Moshi莫希, a tribal部落的 poacher偷獵者,
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這是摩須,部落的盜獵者,
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who not only stopped停止 hunting狩獵
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他不僅停止打獵,
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and became成為 our most
prized珍貴 conservationist保護主義者,
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也變成我們最重要的保育人士,
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but also used his traditional傳統 knowledge知識
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還使用他的傳統知識
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to educate教育 his entire整個 community社區
to stop hunting狩獵 fishing釣魚 cats, otters水獺
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來教育他的整個社區
停止獵殺漁貓、水獺,
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and the many許多 other threatened受威脅 species種類
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及住在他家後院紅樹林裡的
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that live生活 in the mangroves紅樹林
in his backyard後院.
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許多其他被威脅的物種。
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Fish and shrimp farmers農民, like Venkat文卡特,
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魚蝦養殖業者,像芬凱,
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are now willing願意 to work
with us conservationists保守主義者
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現在願意和我們這些保育人士合作,
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to test測試 the sustainable可持續發展 harvest收成
of ecosystem生態系統 services服務 like crabs螃蟹,
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測試從紅樹林生態系統服務中
獲得的永續收成,
如螃蟹、甚至蜂蜜。
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and possibly或者 even honey蜜糖, for mangroves紅樹林.
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Incentives激勵 that could get them
to protect保護 and plant mangroves紅樹林
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也有獎勵措施,
可鼓勵他們去保護或復育
之前受破壞或消失的紅樹林。
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where they have been lost丟失.
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A win-win-win互利雙贏
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這是三贏局面,
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for fishing釣魚 cats, local本地 people
and the global全球 community社區.
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漁貓、當地人、全世界都受惠。
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These stories故事 show顯示 us
that we can all be part部分 of a future未來
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這些故事證明了
我們都可以為未來盡一份心力,
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where fishing釣魚 cats
and the lost丟失 mangrove紅樹 forests森林
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讓漁民自己去保護和復育
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are protected保護 and restored恢復
by fishermen漁民 themselves他們自己,
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漁貓與消失的紅樹林。
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creating創建 carbon sinks
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創造出碳匯,
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that can help offset抵消
our ecological生態 footprints腳印.
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來消除我們的生態足跡。
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So while the fishing釣魚 cat may可能 be small,
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雖然漁貓很小,
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I hope希望 that we've我們已經 been able能夠
to help make it a big deal合同.
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我希望我們能喚起大家對它的重視。
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One that we can all invest投資 in
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我們所有人都能貢獻心力,
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to help sustain支持 our lives生活
on earth地球 a little longer.
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幫助地球上的物種都能活得更長久。
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Or as our friend朋友 here would say ...
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或者,就像我們的朋友所說的……
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(Prerecorded預錄 fishing釣魚 cat sounds聲音)
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(預錄的漁貓叫聲)
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Thank you.
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謝謝。
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(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
Translated by Lilian Chiu
Reviewed by SF Huang

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ashwin Naidu - Fishing cat conservationist
Ashwin Naidu founded the Fishing Cat Conservancy to empower local people in South and Southeast Asia to help fishing cats and their globally critical mangrove habitat.

Why you should listen

Mangroves protect coastal communities from tsunamis, sequester carbon and are an essential source of fish. They're also extremely vulnerable to deforestation, primarily from fish and shrimp farming. Ashwin Naidu's Fishing Cat Conservancy offers local people conservation jobs and alternative livelihoods, such as monitoring fishing cats and reforesting mangroves in their own lands, and encourages global communities to offset their carbon footprints by helping restore this crucial ecosystem.

More profile about the speaker
Ashwin Naidu | Speaker | TED.com