The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) is the most common palm tree known by people across the globe. With its signature fruit and ...

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Coconut sugar, sometimes called coconut palm sugar, comes from the sap of the coconut palm tree — not the coconuts. Harvesters tap coconut palm sap by cutting into the tree’s flower-bud stem to access ...

The world is facing a coconut shortage on a massive scale. Demand has surged and the coconut palms planted over 70 years ago have become senile and need replanting. However, disease and limited ...

Erik Meijaard receives funding from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, the IUCN and Austindo Nusantara Jaya. He works for Borneo Futures, a science consultancy company in Brunei Darussalam, and ...