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Vision, Mission and Strategy
The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to improving the social, economic, and environmental benefits of bamboo and rattan. INBAR connects a global network of partners from the government, private, and not-for-profit sectors in over 50 countries to define and implement a global agenda for sustainable development through bamboo and rattan.
Our VISION
"Sustainable use of bamboo and rattan makes a major contribution to many people's livelihoods, their environment, and their businesses to help create a better world."
Bamboo and rattan are integral to the lives of up to 1.5 billion people, roughly a quarter of the present world population. For many of them life is a constant struggle against poverty and deprivation. Bamboo and rattan can provide them with a sustainable way out of poverty, a stable source of income for a growing range of micro, small and medium sized enterprises.
There are an increasing number of ways bamboo can be used and an increasing number of products that can be made from it, in particular to complement high value timber-wood products. Bamboo is also more and more important in environmental conservation and for rehabilitating degraded land. Rattan is already a valuable resource and its value continues to rise.
Opportunities to use bamboo and rattan to improve people's lives while conserving their environments are still underdeveloped, but they have enormous potential in this role which deserves increased attention and support.
Our MISSION
"To improve the well-being of the producers and users of bamboo and rattan within the context of a sustainable bamboo and rattan resource base" by:
- Consolidating, coordinating and supporting strategic and adaptive research and development;
- Disseminating essential knowledge on the increasing number of ways in which bamboo and rattan can be applied to poverty reduction and sustainable natural resource management;
- Assisting in bringing about successful development interventions through trade policy, statistical compilation, standard setting and direct community-based interventions."
Our priority is giving people at all levels the knowledge and skills they need for long-term development involving bamboo and rattan. Our people-first perspective, with bottom-up and participatory approaches in all our field-based activities, ensures ownership and decision making rest with those who benefit from our work. This helps empower people and ensures activities have a sustainable future and maximum impact.
Our STRATEGIC GOALS AND STRATEGY
In CONCLUSION
Bamboo and rattan are ideal resources for development that integrates poverty reduction and environmental sustainability, and INBAR is ideally placed to foster sustainability through a global partnership for development. Consequently our new strategy will contribute particularly to the achievement of United Nations Millennium Development Goals 1 (poverty eradication), 7 (environment) and 8 (partnership) in an integrated and coordinated way. The MDGs have focused global development activities in a hitherto unparalleled, positive manner. INBAR aims to make a significant, measurable contribution to reaching them. |
