Rattan is an important but often neglected non-timber forest product in Nepal. Until now there has been no comprehensive or systematic attempt to develop the sub-sector and  building sustainable value chains.        Given the great potential of rattan to contirbute to livelihood improvement in Nepal, INBAR commissioned the study, with the potential to identify the scope for […]

This brochure introduces how Bamboo and rattan, which grow across the Global South, can contribute to the achievement of at least seven of the Sustainable Development Goals.

China has the world’s largest market for international bamboo and rattan products.This report analyses China’s trade in bamboo and rattan products for 2017, based on analysis of UN COMTRADE statistics.

An album charting INBAR’s progress and achievements since its establishment in 1997.

El resumen anual 2016 describe las actividades, programas y publicaciones de INBAR.

This Vision highlights the opportunities for bamboo and rattan to play a key role in addressing climate change and promoting sustainable development among ASEAN’s ten member states, a majority of whom are members of INBAR and are bamboo- and rattan-producing countries.

Since its establishment in 2014, the INBAR Construction Task Force has successfully built an effective mechanism to develop international standards, disseminate bamboo building knowledge and support global coordination on sustainable bamboo construction. The INBAR Construction Task Force Newsletter aims to share the latest research, project and publication information related to the key experts of the […]

INBAR has launched the Global Assessment of Bamboo and Rattan (GABAR) in order to quantify and qualify how bamboo and rattan currently contribute, and what their overall potential is, in terms of socio-economic and environmental development goals. Assessments such as GABAR seek to inform, and respond to, decision makers’ needs by synthesising and communicating complex information, […]