The masts are eyesores: the tallest structures on most islands, they jut up through the coconut and palm trees.

ECONOMIST: Another peril for paradise

Buildings along the beach are, legally, supposed to be made only of coconut wood and palm thatch, but concrete buildings have been built and more are going up.

ECONOMIST: The island that became too popular

The felling of palm trees has been banned without the special permission of the Coconut Cultivation Board.

BBC: Sri Lanka takes on nationwide coconut crisis