Bamboo resources in Kenya are a valuable natural endowment that must be sustainably managed for the present and future generations. Bamboo resources offer a range of benefits and opportunities for local and national economic development, improved livelihoods, and provision of environmental goods and services such as watershed protection and carbon sequestration. Kenya’s bamboo sub-sector has […]

Government policies in Indonesia regarding the regulation of the rattan market have been inconsistent since the 1970s, seriously affecting farmers, traders and exporters. Despite difficulties, price, trade and export values have been increasing since 2017. The growing export trend, followed by the increase in production and in the farm or forest gate price, is indicating […]

Information regarding the Second Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress (BARC 2022) such as Welcome Addresses, the Program, Important Events, Keynote Speakers, Parallel Sessions and General Information.

Collection of abstracts published for the proceedings of the Second Global and Bamboo Congress (BARC 2022).

The Bamboo as a Substitute for Plastic (BASP) Initiative, initially proposed by China and INBAR at the High-level Dialogue on Global Development in June 2022, is now building serious momentum. In November 2022, at the Opening Ceremony of the Second Bamboo and Rattan Congress (BARC 2022) as well as INBAR’s 25th anniversary celebration, INBAR and […]

The INBAR 25th Anniversary Album was written to commemorate INBAR turning 25. Inside, you will find an introduction and history of the organization, along with how INBAR’s work contributes to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The Album also covers highlights from 10 major areas over the years. Colorful pictures can be found accompanying the […]

The Dutch-Sino-East Africa Bamboo Development Programme is a triangular South-South cooperation with the aim of supporting livelihood development, food security and better environmental management in East Africa by developing robust bamboo value chains and a sustainable bamboo industry in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. As part of Phase II of the programme, a gender analysis (GA) […]

Bamboo is widely used by communities across Uganda. Local communities produce and make use of bamboo for house construction and production of crafts. It is also used for the production of granaries, production of basketry, bean-stakes, and fuelwood. A study by Bitariho (2015) illustrates that in Bwindi and Mgahinga locations, local communities live in bamboo […]

Ethiopia has the largest bamboo resources in Africa, hosting a total bamboo growing area of 1.47 million ha of two indigenous bamboo species, namely lowland and highland bamboo. Bamboo resources are concentrated in seven regions of Ethiopia, namely Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, Gambela, Oromia, Southern Nations Nationalities Peoples, Sidama and Tigray regional states. An estimated 750,000 […]

Desde los antiguos habitantes de Machu Picchu hasta los emperadores mexicanos de Tenochtitlan, el bambú y el ratán han sido indispensables durante mucho tiempo para las antiguas civilizaciones de América Latina y el Caribe. El bambú, en particular, ha desempeñado y sigue desempeñando un papel fundamental tanto en las economías como en los ecosistemas. Esta […]