Bamboo and rattan are strategic resource for sustainable development, but more work is needed to unlock their full potential and help them contribute to poverty alleviation, climate change mitigation, biodiversity protection, land restoration, disaster-resilient construction and green economic growth: BARC is the first international, policy-focused dialogue and knowledge-sharing platform about bamboo and rattan. It is […]
INBAR Director-General, Dr. Hans Friederich: explorer and bamboo enthusiast Read the full story here
Bicycles, houses, pipes and gas – bamboo was a key strategic material emphasized at the Global Science, Technology and Innovation conference in Brussels. 24 October 2017 – Organised by a number of leading technological research institutes, the Global Science, Technology and Innovation conferences, ‘GSTIC’, are annual events that bring together people from science, tech and […]
An interview with Stéphane Alzaix, ornamental bamboo grower at Newfi Bamboo How did you first get in touch with bamboo? “My grandmother’s home was inhabited by the Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens and its shoots grew so much overnight that its shade threatened the growth of other plants. I found it very surprising that the shoots grew so […]
At INBAR, every day is ‘bamboo day’. Today (18 September) marks World Bamboo Day, and provides us with a chance to reflect on bamboo’s importance. As well as being an integral, ancient part of cultures around the world, bamboo is also a very strategic tool for rural development. This has been INBAR’s focus since our […]
18th September is World Bamboo Day. This versatile plant with its numerous uses supports livelihoods, biodiversity and climate change action. Did you know
31st Annual meeting of ISO/TC165 (Timber Structures) The 31st Annual meeting of ISO/TC165 was held from 5 to 8 September 2017 in Vienna, Austria. More than 40 timber or bamboo experts attended the meeting from Austria, Canada, Colombia, China, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Netherland, Korea, UK, USA as well as representatives from liaison organizations […]
August 11, 2016 – INBAR was delighted to welcome Lucie Edwards, a fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, Ontario and celebrated humanitarian, as a new member of the Board of Trustees. Read the full release at: Press release_Lucie Edwards
New Initiative to Classify Engineered Bamboo Structural Products launched at UK-China Business Summit, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Beijing. Several international organizations are coming together to help bamboo become more widely-used in the construction of modern buildings. On December 2, 2013, INBAR signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cambridge Architectural Research Ltd (CAR), the University of Cambridge, […]
