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Episode 27: Building resilient coastal communities in South Asia

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Creating a Fish Cat Nature Reserve in Sri Lanka

Ashwin Danaschi: Conservation is still not a profession that is chosen for or sought after primarily because it doesn't have a natural source of funding aside from eco tourism. What I dream about obviously is all these deforested lands turning green again, but what I'm more excited about is the fact that we've seeded this entrepreneurial spirit in many of these local people. And if we are able to create and that's what we're focused on right now with these expeditions is to try to create some of these economic systems that can function over time then we'll start to see change.

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