International Network for Bamboo and Rattan Governance- INBAR

The Board of Trustees ensures that the objectives, programmes and plans of INBAR are consistent with its mission and purposes. Board Members are selected based on their membership of bamboo- and rattan-producing countries, or because of their specific expertise.

Board of trustees

Prof. Lucie Edwards (Chair)
Nationality:Canadian
Profession:Fellow, the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, Ontario

Prof. Jiang Zehui (Co-Chair)
Nationality:Chinese
Profession:Vice-Chair, Committee of Population, Resources & Environment, the 9th to 12th CPPCC National Committee, China

Jan McAlpine
Nationality:American
Profession:Former Director, United Nations Forum on Forests

Mr. Sileshi Getahun Hailu
Nationality:Ethiopian
Profession:Former Minister, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Ethiopia

Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams
Nationality:Jamaican
Profession:Attorney at Law, Montego Bay, Jamaica

Mark Halle
Nationality:Swiss, Italian and American
Profession:Executive Director, IISD-Europe

Ms. Carmenza Jaramillo Gutierrez
Nationality:Colombian
Profession:Ambassador of Colombia to Portugal

Preeti Sinha
Nationality:Indian
Profession:CEO, Financing for Development, LLC Geneva

Prof. Liu Shirong
Nationality:Chinese
Profession:President, Chinese Academy of Forestry

Dr. Hans Friederich
Nationality:Dutch
Profession:Director General, INBAR