Rare Palm

Rare Palm

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Radio Archive, Episode 1590 , Segment 5

Episode: India’s Pandemic, Internet Access, Rare Palm

  • May 3, 2021 8:00 pm
  • 17:07 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. (Photo Credit: Christopher Kaiser-Bunbury)