Young Blonde Girl Wearing A White Top In The Room With A Rattan Furniture

• Environmental issues
Rattans are threatened with overexploitation, with harvesters cutting stems too young and reducing their ability to resprout.Unsustainable harvest of rattan can lead to forest degradation, affecting overall forest ecosystem services. Processing can also be polluting. The use of toxic chemicals and petrol in the processing of rattan affects soil, air and water resources, and also ultimately people's health. Meanwhile, the conventional way of rattan production is threatening the plant’s long term supply, and the income of workers.