Mongabay Reports: Amazon's tallest tree threatened by deforestation
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 Par\xe1 was the 5th-most deforested in Brazil, alarming experts and environmentalists that its giant trees (including the massive red angelim) are at risk.
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Photo Credit: The Amazon\u2019s tallest tree grows in the Paru State Forest and is one of several giant trees in the region. Each one can sequester up to 40 tons of carbon, nearly as much as a hectare (2.4 acres) of typical forest. Image \xa9 Havita Rigamonti/Imazon/Ideflor.
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