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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10 September 2019 – After months of negotiation and support from INBAR regional staff and the Dutch-Sino East Africa Bamboo Development Programme, Ethiopia’s National Bamboo Strategy and Action Plan has been developed by the Ethiopian Environment Forest and Climate Change Commission and approved by the the Ethiopian government. INBAR’s work in Ethiopia with the Dutch-Sino East Africa […]
INBAR took part in the fourth meeting of the new International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee on bamboo and rattan. 6 September, Manila – INBAR was present at the fourth meeting of the ISO Technical Committee on bamboo and rattan. The five-day meeting, hosted in Manila, the Philippines, covered the work of Technical Committee […]
30 August 2019 – Following last year’s successful training, 26 August saw the launch of a month-long Product Development Training Course co-organised by INBAR through the Inter-Africa Bamboo Smallholder Development Programme, The Chinese Ministry of Commerce, and the Ghanaian Government. The Inter Africa Bamboo Smallholder Farmers Livelihood Development Programme, funded by the International Fund for […]
