After decades of plantation agriculture, coconut palms dominate over half of Pacific atoll forests

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Dec 4, 2024, 2:55 pm153 pts
Coconut palms are king throughout the tropics, serving as the foundation for human lives and cultures across the Pacific Ocean for centuries. However, 200 years of planting by colonial interests transformed the palm from the revered "Tree of Life" to a cash crop monoculture grown on Pacific atolls for a…

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