This palm tree nearly went extinct. Now its super-berries are helping to save it
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The juçara tree, native to Brazil's Atlantic Forest, was nearly harvested to extinction for its palm hearts. Now, a local startup is helping farmers sell the tree's berries instead -- keeping the trees standing and helping the forest to flourish.
But the juçara berry, which grows on a palm tree of the same name, is offering a lot more than antioxidants -- it's helping to restore Brazil's devastated Atlantic Forest.
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