Bamboo plays an important role supporting climate action and addressing UN SDGs. Recently, innovative uses of bamboo see it being used for infrastructural purposes such as pipelines, pre-fabricated housing, and carriages of high-speed trains.
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INBAR celebrated its Honour Day on the opening of the International Horticultural Exposition 2021. The International Horticultural Exposition 2021 opened on 8 April in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China. Over the next six months, the Exposition (or Yangzhou Expo) will welcome visitors from across the country to visit its 230-hectare area, which includes gardens from a […]
With the support of INBAR the Ethiopian national council for standardisation recently adopted seven national standards on bamboo construction and treatment. Ethiopia has recently adopted seven national bamboo standards, that have been ratified by the Ethiopian Standards Agency. The seven ratified national standards focus on the design of bamboo structures and the preservation of bamboo for construction and non-construction purposes. The standard which focuses on the design […]
INBAR conducted in Uganda a capacity-building initiative to enhance the technical skills in bamboo treatment and furniture making. INBAR has conducted a capacity-building initiative on bamboo treatment and craft and furniture making to enhance the bamboo economic activities of Ugandan farmers and furniture and crafts makers. In the training participated 30 local carpenters who reside […]