April 9, 2016 – GABAR, a new global initiative that aims to unlock the potential of bamboo and rattan for rural communities – will create local economic growth, new income streams, and regenerate degraded lands and forests across India.
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The meeting reflects deepening ties between INBAR and Peking University. On 4 July 2022, Lu Wenming, Deputy Director General of INBAR, welcomed Liu Haifang, Director of Peking University’s Center for African Studies, as well as students and teachers from Peking University at INBAR headquarters in Beijing. The two sides held talks on the promotion of […]
Codification of the standard sets crucial guidelines on the structural uses of bamboo. On 22 June 2022, the International Standard Organization (ISO) published a key new standard on engineered bamboo structures. The standard elucidates new test methods for determining the physical and mechanical properties of engineered bamboo products. Developed by INBAR’s Bamboo Construction Task Force […]
China and INBAR poised to jointly launch a new bamboo initiative as part of a series of measures to strengthen global partnerships and achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the High-level Dialogue on Global Development. Last Friday, at the High-level Dialogue on Global Development convened as part of the 14th BRICS Summit, China […]