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<strong>the</strong> susta<strong>in</strong>ability of wild-harvest<strong>in</strong>g practices have<br />

persisted (Neil 1986; Corrigan et al. 2000; Gillieson<br />

et al. 2008), and <strong>the</strong> need <strong>for</strong> reaf<strong>for</strong>estation activities<br />

to alleviate harvest<strong>in</strong>g pressures on wild stands has<br />

been highlighted (Gillieson et al. 2008). Significant<br />

plant<strong>in</strong>g has occurred on some islands s<strong>in</strong>ce 2000<br />

(Thomson 2006), and <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong> plant<strong>in</strong>g <strong>sandalwood</strong><br />

now crosses many socioeconomic classes and<br />

<strong>in</strong>cludes <strong>smallholder</strong> farmers, village chiefs and leaders,<br />

wage earners, professional workers, expatriate<br />

residents and <strong>for</strong>eign <strong>in</strong>vestors.<br />

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