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Podcast: Mongabay Newscast
Episode: Mongabay Reports: Amazon's tallest tree threatened by deforestation
Description: The Paru State Forest is the world's 3rd-largest sustainable-use tropical forest reserve, and is home to a tree standing 30 stories tall. But in October of last year, its home state of Pará was the 5th-most deforested in Brazil, alarming experts and environmentalists that its giant trees (including the massive red angelim) are at risk. Listen to the popular article from Sarah Brown, Amazon's tallest tree at risk as deforestation nears, by clicking the play button. Please invite your friends to subscribe to the Mongabay Newscast wherever they get podcasts or download our free app...