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Can This Tree Still Save Us? In Some Places It’s Barely Hanging On

Inside Climate News · By Thomas Heaton, Honolulu Civil Beat · last updated
ʻUlu, bia, uru, mā: Breadfruit has been lauded as a climate-resilient solution to world food security. That’s not proving true in the Marshall Islands, where some have relied on it for centuries.

By Thomas Heaton, Honolulu Civil Beat

A breadfruit tree stands in the middle of Randon Jother’s property, its lanky trunks feeding a network of sinewy limbs. The remnants of this season’s harvest weigh heavy on its branches. Its vibrant leaves and football-sized fruit may appear enormous to the untrained eye, but Jother is concerned.