Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent,
Canterbury, England, UK
Rona Dennis
Borneo Futures, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
Zoe Hatton
School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores
University, Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK
Thina Ariffin
Borneo Futures, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
Nabillah Unus
Borneo Futures, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
David L. A. Gaveau
TheTreeMap, Bagadou Bas, Martel 46600, France
visiting scientist at: Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development,
Sunway University, 5, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor
The spatial extent of coconut palm is understudied despite its increasing demand and associated impacts. We present the first global coconut palm layer at 20 m resolution. The layer was produced using deep learning and remotely sensed data. The global coconut area estimate is 12.31 Mha for dense coconut palm, but the estimate is 3 times larger when sparse coconut palm is considered. This means that coconut production can likely increase on the lands currently allocated to coconut palm.
The spatial extent of coconut palm is understudied despite its increasing demand and associated...