ALMENDRO: TREE OF LIFE
51mins / English / 2003 / Directed by Barbara Fally-Puskás
The Almendro is one of the most impressive giant trees in the tropical forests of Costa Rica. It hosts -from roots to top – about one thousand different lifeforms, and more than 60 species consume its fruits. Almendro and the Great Green Macaw have a symbiotic relationship. This gorgeous parrot breeds in the Almendro’s knotholes and primarily feeds on its almond shaped kernels.But overexploitation and extensive logging has plunged them into deep crisis and the pair now faces an uncertain future.