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World Service,02 Feb 1995,13 mins

Oldest Living Organism

Global Concerns

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The world's oldest organism - at 11,000 years old - is believed to be a Huon pine up a mountain in Tasmania. Also on the programme job cuts at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Vietnam's new nature reserves. Presented by Janet Davey

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