Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.

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To this end, we 've designated some 200 ecoregions, those with the most outstanding and diverse habitats, as our Global 200. We 're now creating model projects in 25 of these high-priority areas -- in order to balance conservation with people's need to use natural resources to sustain their livelihoods.

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We 've designated 200 ecoregions, those with diverse habitats, as our Global 200. We 're creating projects in 25 priority areas to balance conservation with people's need to use natural resources to sustain their livelihoods.

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With a population of some three million, Yokohama no longer sits in Tokyo's shadow. In many respects, in fact, it is the more cosmopolitan city, preferred by many residents of the greater metropolitan area as a place to live and work.

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With a population of 3 million, Yokohama no longer sits in Tokyo's shadow. It is the more cosmopolitan city, preferred by many residents as a place to live and work.

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In fact, this overriding emphasis on peers as a source of positive development is itself a product of our culture. Compared to other nations, the United States is more peer-oriented; it places greater value on gregariousness and being liked by agemates.

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In fact, emphasis on peers as source of positive development compared to other nations, the United States is more peer-oriented.