English 中文 Français Español Latest updates from INBAR   Resilient bamboo and rattan anchor environmental revival - INBAR's lasting impact - IDRC's 40th anniversary New vacancies - Housing programme coordinator, climate change expert... Expo's bamboo and rattan pavilions wow Shanghai EU's latest report on INBAR's bamboo charcoal project in Africa Join INBAR's new Flickr group and share your bamboo and rattan photos! Judges for INBAR's Products Ideas Competition announced Around the World in Bamboo and Rattan   Bamboo bicycles for city commuters New Bamboo and Rattan desk in Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Environment to boost bamboo production Bamboo planting in Kigali, Rwanda, will create a greener city environment New York Met's bamboo sculpture just keeps growing Tobacco farmers switching to bamboo in Kenya New project in Bhutan helps communities plant bamboos

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