Security
Quick answerRed sandalwood’s value makes security a real design problem, and we answer it in layers: perimeter fencing on project blocks; on-site personnel providing daily presence; CCTV at key points where deployed; the quiet advantage of active plantations, workers on site most days, plus community relationships in each district; insurance cover for the crop; and documentation, because registered, GIS-mapped plantations are also legally protected assets. Honesty requires saying what security cannot do: no layer makes theft impossible, and young plantations (whose trees carry little heartwood yet) are lower-risk than mature ones, which is why security investment scales with plantation age.
The layers
- Perimeter: fencing on project blocks, checked in maintenance cycles.
- Presence: on-site personnel; active plantations are visited, worked and watched.
- Surveillance: CCTV at key points where deployed; drone passes add an aerial record.
- Community: local employment in each district makes the plantation everyone’s asset.
- Insurance: crop cover per project terms, ask for the specifics in your agreement.
- Paper: registration and GIS records make your ownership legally enforceable.
The honest limits
Security reduces risk; it does not abolish it. Mature trees warrant, and get, heavier protection than saplings. Risk that remains is disclosed where it belongs: the risks page.
Inspect the security yourself
Fences, cameras and crews are all visible on a site visit.