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
18th September is World Bamboo Day. This versatile plant with its numerous uses supports livelihoods, biodiversity and climate change action. Did you know
Kenya is the latest INBAR Member State to take more action in bamboo and rattan standardisation INBAR Member state Kenya, represented by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), has officially joined ISO/TC 296 as a Participating member. ISO/TC 296 is a Technical Committee established under the International Standardization Organization (ISO). It works to standardise the terminology, specifications […]
Second Plenary Meeting of ISO Technical Committee 296—Bamboo and Rattan launched on 22 August 2017 in Jakarta. The second Plenary Meeting of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 296—Bamboo and Rattan (ISO/TC 296 PM) was launched on 22 August 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Hosted by the National Standardisation Agency of Indonesia (BSN), […]
INBAR Member state Uganda, represented by Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), has officially joined ISO/TC 296 as a Participating member. ISO/TC 296 is a Technical Committee established under the International Standardization Organization (ISO). It works to standardise the terminology, specifications and quality requirements for bamboo and rattan products. INBAR has been involved in ISO/TC 296 since […]
A new bamboo- for-Africa partnership transfers know-how between China, the Netherlands, and three African countries – Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda. A panel of senior policy makers from Ethiopia, Uganda, China, and The Netherlands, with a bamboo business leader, held a special consultation at COP21 in Paris this week on how they will work together to […]
Bamboo charcoal is a clean, sustainable and reliable source of energy that helps countries reduce the use of wood and protect fragile forests, while still meeting the energy needs of their growing populations. It should be an integral part of national climate change strategies and a key contributor to the UN’s new Sustainable Development Goals […]
INBAR Brings New Technology for Bamboo Water Storage Tank Construction to the East African Community A new alternative for water storage, which uses local bamboo resources, now has the potential to spare women and children in Ethiopia and Nepal hours of collecting and transporting just enough water to live on each day. In March 2013, […]
