竹藤在生物多样性保护、森林管理和土壤恢复中发挥着重要作用，世界上许多标志性物种和濒危物种都以竹藤为生。

2020 年中国竹藤产品进出口贸易总额达 23 亿美元，其中，出口贸易总额为 22.7 亿美元，竹产品进出口贸易总额为 22.1 亿美元，藤产品进出口贸易总额约 0.9 亿美元。

2019年全球竹藤产品出口贸易总额达到34.17亿美元，较2018年增长5.14%；其中，竹产品出口贸易额为30.54亿美元，藤产品出口贸易总额为3.63亿美元，分别占全球竹藤商品国际贸易总额的89.38%和10.62%；2019年中国仍是全球最大的竹产品出口国，而印度尼西亚则是藤产品的最大出口国，美国和欧洲正在成为国际竹藤贸易的重要参与者。

The utilisation of bamboo as a bioenergy source in Africa is still underutilised despite covering 7.2 million hectares of land. This working paper has two main goals; the first one is to provide technical background about the different technologies that can be used to generate bioenergy from bamboo and to present some relevant success stories […]

The aim of this Working Paper is to provide guidelines for private investors on how to effectively plan a bamboo bioenergy project in Africa. The second main objective is to explain to African policymakers why they should consider bamboo bioenergy as an important sustainable development topic and to provide them with guidelines on starting an […]

Volume 2 Issue 4: ‘Building The Future With Bamboo’ The construction sector is responsible for more than a third of annual carbon dioxide emissions. Low-carbon, biobased construction materials must be a critical part of a more sustainable future. How can bamboo materials compete? This issue of Bamboo and Rattan Update considers how bamboo poles and engineered […]

Understanding the ecosystem services from bamboo forests can increase awareness of their importance to policymakers and local communities. This report reviews existing literature and case studies to provide a clear understanding of the different dimensions of bamboo forest ecosystem services, and the ways in which they can be harnessed. This research was carried out by the […]

2021年，国际竹藤组织与时俱进，开拓创新，在做好疫情防控的同时，稳步推进各项工作，有发展，有突破，收获满满。成员国队伍和竹藤朋友圈进一步壮大；南南合作及南北对话的平台作用进一步凸显；机构的国际知名度和影响力进一步提升。