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

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.
Uses
Rattans are extensively used for making furniture and baskets. When cut into sections, rattan can be used as wood to make furniture. Rattan accepts paints and stains like many other kinds of wood, so it is available in many colours; and it can be worked into many styles. Moreover, the inner core can be separated and worked into wicker.