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I'd sand that and apply a finish of your choice tbh. I used some ronseal stuff to re-treat our wooden ikea garden furniture and it's... fine?
The furniture has been pretty good too, although one slat in the table has bowed it's not really an issue.
I think it's acacia which seems can be reasonably ok from a sustainability perspective
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Adding some pics of our actual set. It's a sort of lacquer that's just peeling off from basically the day I assembled it.
Maybe I am gonna have to get over my dreams of wood and just go metal or plastic ... I just have memories of all the nicest gardens from my childhood being full of lovely old wooden furniture that's aged really nicely. Perhaps that's rose tinted specs, perhaps they were regularly treated, or perhaps they were just wealthy enough to replace every couple of years.
On reflection, I could do worse than just sanding all the lacquer off (it's just the current state of bits peeled and chipped off that I think looks bad) and see what happens.