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Chapter 12 A case study of the production- to-consumption system of sandalwood (Santalum album) in South Central Timor, Indonesia Dede Rohadi 1 , Retno Maryani 2 , Made Widyana 3 and Irdez Azhar 4 OVERVIEW In Nusa Tenggara Timur province, Indonesia, sandalwood (Santalum album L.) is harvested mainly from natural stands. Sought after for its pleasant odour, the wood is used for the production handicrafts, joss sticks and, the main sandalwood product from the region, sandalwood oil, which is exported to be used in perfume and cosmetics industries all over the world. The sandalwood production in Nusa Tenggara Timur province is threatened by an alarming rate of decline in the sandalwood population. Overcapacity of the sandalwood processing industries has stimulated overexploitation by illegal logging activities. In addition, some harvesting methods (e.g., digging up roots because of their oil content) and agricultural expansion have increased the pressure on the resource. There have been limited efforts to develop sandalwood plantations. Local government policies tend to neglect local peoples rights to the benefits of the valuable sandalwood and thus discourage them from participating in the maintenance of sandalwood natural regeneration. The local government should stimulate local participation in maintaining natural regeneration of sandalwood by offering more rational benefits to local communities as well as encourage intensive sandalwood plantations in the region. Common names Part of the Management Degree of Scale of Geographic resource used transformation trade range Cendana, Resin and Wild High International Medium Sandalwood, wood Hau meni
