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Analysis of Policies in Sustaining Sandalwood Resources in India
Abstract Sandalwood (Santalum album Linn.) is an important tree species in peninsular India because of its high economic value and is the best endemic tree in the world. Past regulations and policies have been identified as the main cause for the decrease in Sandalwood population, particularly in southern parts of India. Stringent regulations and policies which excluded farming communities from growing sandalwood resulted in scarcity of Sandalwood which in turn increased demand-supply gap. Human intervention, however, has decreased sandalwood adaptation capability for its sustainability. Due to high value of sandalwood and its oil and rising demand in domestic and international markets, prices have skyrocketed. Smuggling of Sandalwood has created socio-economic and law and order problems in all Sandalwood producing states. Karnataka Forest (Amendment) Act, 2001 allows cultivation of sandalwood trees on private lands. This comes as a major policy change as far as sandalwood cultivation is concerned. Liberalization of policies of different States in southern parts of India encourages commercial plantation, but much remains in encouraging the corporate sector to embark on plantation of this economically important pride species. The severe shortage of sandalwood, hitting user industries like perfume, soaps and medicine, has encouraged the policy makers to make pragmatic changes in the policies and rules and make it more economical and to sustain this valued resource in India. The governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu amended the sandalwood laws in 2001 and 2002, respectively, and made the grower an owner of the wood. This amendment encouraged the farmers to take up cultivation on a commercial scale. This paper focuses on the policies in sustaining Sandalwood resources in India.
Analysis of Policies in Sustaining Sandalwood Resources in India
Abstract Sandalwood (Santalum album Linn.) is an important tree species in peninsular India because of its high economic value and is the best endemic tree in the world. Past regulations and policies have been identified as the main cause for the decrease in Sandalwood population, particularly in southern parts of India. Stringent regulations and policies which excluded farming communities from growing sandalwood resulted in scarcity of Sandalwood which in turn increased demand-supply gap. Human intervention, however, has decreased sandalwood adaptation capability for its sustainability. Due to high value of sandalwood and its oil and rising demand in domestic and international markets, prices have skyrocketed. Smuggling of Sandalwood has created socio-economic and law and order problems in all Sandalwood producing states. Karnataka Forest (Amendment) Act, 2001 allows cultivation of sandalwood trees on private lands. This comes as a major policy change as far as sandalwood cultivation is concerned. Liberalization of policies of different States in southern parts of India encourages commercial plantation, but much remains in encouraging the corporate sector to embark on plantation of this economically important pride species. The severe shortage of sandalwood, hitting user industries like perfume, soaps and medicine, has encouraged the policy makers to make pragmatic changes in the policies and rules and make it more economical and to sustain this valued resource in India. The governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu amended the sandalwood laws in 2001 and 2002, respectively, and made the grower an owner of the wood. This amendment encouraged the farmers to take up cultivation on a commercial scale. This paper focuses on the policies in sustaining Sandalwood resources in India.
Analysis of Policies in Sustaining Sandalwood Resources in India
Srinivasa Rao, M. (author) / Ravikumar, G. (author) / Triveni, P. R. (author) / Soundara Rajan, V. (author) / Nautiyal, Sunil (author)
2016-01-01
20 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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