PANAJI, India – Coconut trees are no longer considered trees in the tropical Indian state of Goa, where authorities have reclassified them in order to allow farmers to more easily cut them down.

Typhoons have battered the Philippines over the past year and the country's already vulnerable coconut trees took a hit even as demand for trendy coconut-based products is climbing. "Tree damage is ...

If you’re driving along a tropical coast, it can be easy for one of the area’s tall, fan-leafed trees to catch your eye and make you start daydreaming about all things coconut. Because of their ...

Coconut trees grow slowly and are difficult to clone. Scientists at KU Leuven and the Alliance multiplied seedlings faster and conserved coconut genetic resources for the long-term The coconut is the ...