ACROSS

1. Sacred river undergoing efforts to combat pollution and preserve its cultural and ecological significance

3. The only carbon-negative country in the world

6. Location of the largest of the five offshore plastic accumulation zones in the world's oceans

8. A leading country in reducing plastic waste and promoting recycling

9. Most potent greenhouse gas contributing to global warming

10. 1970s forest conservation movement in india, known for the tactic of hugging trees to prevent them being out down

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2. Largest mangrove forest in the world, located in Bangladesh and India, a vital carbon sink

4. City that experienced one of the world's worst industrial disasters in 1984, involving toxic gas leakage

5. Primary acid found in acid rain

7. Fast-growing plant used as a sustainable alternative for construction and textiles