The iconic Cape Verde date palm came from commercial trees gone feral and could provide genetic variety to boost the resilience of its tamer relatives.

The oil palm tree, Elaeis guineensis, is native to West and central Africa, and commercial plantations are now expanding in the region. If a full-scale boom developed, it could encroach on crucial ...

In Burundi, the European Fan Palm, an important tree species in citizens’ lives, has lost an essential part of its life cycle ...

Palm oil is native to Africa, making the Tanzanian bugs well suited for the role, and an insect release has been successful in the past. Weevils were introduced during the 1980s to plantations in ...