Proceedings of the First International Conference on Modern Bamboo Structures (ICBS 2007), October 28-30, 2018, Changsha, China. These proceedings include reflections on state-of-the-art materials, design, analysis, testing, manufacturing and construction of modern bamboo structures.  They are published by the Taylor & Francis Group, and are available at this link.

Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Modern Bamboo Structures (ICBS 2018), June 25-27, 2018, Beijing, China. The overarching theme of the book is ‘Enhancing Cooperation for Green Development through Bamboo’s Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals’. The contributions focus on how to realise bamboo’s huge potential in a number of areas: sustainable commodity production, […]

The programme and abstracts for the Bamboost Conference, which took place at Wageningen University, the Netherlands, on 25 April 2017. One of the reasons for this Bamboost conference is the trilateral project that was supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and The Chinese Government to develop and transfer technologies for bamboo to East […]

Mizoram is planned to be developed as the « Bamboo state of the country » as announced by the Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MoDoNER) and the Government of Mizoram in September 2015. Informing and discussing the results of the MoDoNER sponsored « Study on the Bamboo Sector in Northeast India and Entry Points for Development […]

As the effect our actions have on the global and local environment becomes increasingly apparent, we are better equipped with both evidence and resources to change our patterns of developments that these are sustainable in the long run. The bamboo sector in Southern China has brought great economic gains and rapid development to rural and […]

An International Workshop on Bamboo and Rattan was jointly carried out by the two provinces in April 12-22, 2000 in Haikou (Hainan) and Kunming (Yunnan), the workshop organizers, the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR). It aimed at promoting bamboo and rattan in both provinces, where […]

Proceedings of the Rattan Seminar. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2-4 October, 1984. A seminar covering developments in rattan science, technology and utilisation, organised by the Rattan Information Centre, Forest Research Institute, Kepong, Malaysia, and jointly sponsored by the International Development Research Centre, the Forest Research Institute at Kepong and the FAO/UNDP Asia-Pacific Forest Industries Development Group.

INBAR/IDRC has been at the forefront of the research and development in bamboo since the eariy eighties. tDRC organized the first ever workshop on ‘Bamboo Research in Asia” in 1980. In 1985 in collaboration with the Chinese Ministry of Forestry, The Chinese Academy of Forestry, the Nanjing University of Forestry, and the International Union of […]

INBAR/IDRC has been at the forefront of the research and development in bamboo since the eariy eighties. tDRC organized the first ever workshop on ‘Bamboo Research in Asia” in 1980. In 1985 in collaboration with the Chinese Ministry of Forestry, The Chinese Academy of Forestry, the Nanjing University of Forestry, and the International Union of […]