As well as being beautiful, cane and rattan furniture is ecologically friendly. Nowhere is this more evident than with Rattan Furniture.

"The the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago... Rattan also thrives in degraded forests and poor soil and can be introduced into existing forests without damaging the ecosphere. Had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands." Havelock Ellis, The Dance of Life, 1923 The above may well be true, but as public awareness of environmental issues increases, "human hands" are finding more and more ways to help to protect the resources that we have at our disposal. And contrary to popular belief, protecting the planet does not always mean that we have to compromise on value or quality of life. Rattan can grow in areas which otherwise deliver little or no benefit to the local community, such as nicola which remains under flood water for long periods of time and which would otherwise be a drain, rather than an asset, on deprived areas.

Growing and harvesting rattan can provide a living for families who would otherwise be living on the poverty line especially as it is easy to work with, requiring only simple tools and machinery.