Lebanon Cedar

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Mentioned in the Bible and in the 8000-year-old epic Gilgamesh, Lebanon’s iconic cedars have been reduced to a fraction of their former range by centuries of logging. Ari Daniel Shapiro walks the Shouf Cedar Reserve to learn how scientists are working to save the last remaining trees from a more insidious threat—climate change. The answer may surprise you. 

 

Another version of this podcast is available on Public Radio International's The World.

 

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Duration: 5:30
Published: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:11:45 +0000