Conservationists’ Efforts to Preserve the Coco de Mer Palm Tree

Conservationists’ Efforts to Preserve the Coco de Mer Palm Tree

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Episode: Covid Microbes, Sustainable Cities, American Antisemitism

  • Dec 2, 2021 9:00 pm
  • 17:08 mins

The world's biggest seed is in danger. It comes from the Coco de Mer palm tree in the island nation of Seychelles. But locals are fighting to prevent the extinction of the seeds and trees, and it seems to be working. Christopher Kaiser-Bunbury is a research associate with the Seychelles Island Foundation and a Senior Lecturer in Conservation & Ecology at the University of Exeter.