Niger

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Image of Last Tree of Ténéré located in Departement d' Agadez, Niger
Departement d' Agadez, Niger

Last Tree of Ténéré

The most remote tree in the world survived desertification, but not a drunken truck driver

The Ténéré wastelands of northeastern Niger were once populated by a forest of trees. By the 20th century, desertification had wiped out all but one solitary acacia. The Tree of Ténéré, as it came... »

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