International Bamboo and Rattan Organization

International Bamboo and Rattan Organization

Governance

The Board of Trustees ensures that the objectives, programmes and plans of INBAR are consistent with its mission and purposes. Board Members are selected based on their membership of bamboo- and rattan-producing countries, or because of their specific expertise.

Mr. Ali Mchumo (Chair)
Nationality:Tanzanian
Profession:Former Director General, INBAR
Prof. Jiang Zehui (Co-Chair)
Nationality:Chinese
Profession:Vice-Chair, Committee of Population, Resources & Environment, the 9th to 12th CPPCC National Committee, China
Prof. Liu Shirong
Nationality:Chinese
Profession:Academician,  Chinese Academy of Engineering; Former President, Chinese Academy of Forestry
Dr. Apichart Anukularmphai
Nationality:Thai
Profession:President, Thailand Water Resources Association
Prof. Lyu Jianxiong
Nationality:Chinese
Profession:Professor, Research Institute of Wood Industry, Chinese Academy of Forestry
Mr. Martin Mpana
Nationality:Cameroonian
Profession:Ambassador of Cameroon to China
Dr. Francisco Tilak Viegas
Nationality:Portuguese
Profession:Retired Professor, Technical University of Lisbon
Dr. Manoel Sobral Filho
Nationality:Brazilian
Profession:Former Executive Director, International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
Mr. Fernando Mattos
Nationality:Uruguayan
Profession:Former Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Uruguay