Most Pacific Atoll Forests Are Coconut Palm Plantations

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By Syndicated ContentFeb 22, 2025, 12:00 pm79 pts
This article by Kritisne Sabillo originally appeared in Mongabay. What’s new: More than half of the tree cover in Pacific atolls is largely composed of “abandoned and overgrown” colonial-era coconut palm plantations, reveal satellite images in a study published in December 2024. What the study says:…

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