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Welcome Lili!


Lili, the female Giant Panda adopted by INBAR at China's Wolong Panda Center, is now one and a half years old. More...


INBAR - ten years in partnership for a better world


INBAR is ten years old in 2007, and to mark the occasion we are holding a wide range of different events in late 2007 and early 2008 in all the developing continents of the world. From workshops and seminars to festivals and trade fairs, we have something for everyone. We would like to invite you to join us at one or more of these events, and share our celebration of our first ten years in partnership for a better, fairer world.
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Global Forum on Bamboo and Rattan Sustainable Development was held in Beijing, China on the occasion of INBAR's 10th anniversary, for details, please click the links below.
Opening ceremony
Forum

 

News and Highlights


INBAR's bamboo-project partner wins Alcan prize for Sustainable Development
The Indian NGO, Utthan Centre for Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation, won the 2007 Alcan prize for Sutainability on Thursday 17 January for its work in demonstrating integrated pro-poor development, including bamboo, in....more...
Nobel Peace Prize-Winner stresses role of bamboo and rattan businesses for protecting the environment
In a video address to leading agricultural scientists and decision makers, Dr. R.K. Pachauri, called for closer global collaboration to help develop bamboo and rattan businesses that mitigate climate change and increase incomes of the rural poor. More...
INBAR Project on "EU-China Biodiversity Conservation in Bamboo Forest Ecosystems in China" Launched
2007 International Bamboo Building Design Competition - 4 Award Winners Announced
Promoting bamboo-based development in Benishangul-Gamuz, Ethiopia
Ethiopia is one of Africa's richest countries in bamboo resources and has made a major step forward in the development of the bamboo sector. Read more in the report of a ministerial level meeting organized by INBAR and FEMSEDA which took place last month in Addis Ababa.
A new surge of bamboo in Latin America and the Caribbean's
The last 12 months has seen a significant rise in interest within bamboo development throughout Latin America and the Caribbean's. This can be attributed to the deep rooted bamboo network which has established over the last 5 years through INBAR with the support of many local bamboo stakeholders. More...
INBAR working with Roots & Shoots Program
INBAR is trialing a new school program in partnership with Dulwich College Beijing¡¯s Roots & Shoots student club to educate young children about how bamboo can make a positive change happen for our communities, for animals and for the environment. More...

 

B&R News from FAO's NWFP-Digest-L No. 12/07

. Bamboo: China builds world's first bamboo road bridge
. Bamboo: Chinese scientists: Cloned bamboo genes may mean more food for people
. Bamboo in India: Plague of rats hits Indian state
. Bamboo in India: Tribals thrive on fragrance, bamboo
. Bamboo in India: 21234 ha brought under bamboo plantation

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Upcoming Events

NTFP Planning meeting
February 25 - 27, 2008
New Delhi, India

"EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT BAMBOO'S BUILDINGS WORKSHOP "
March 10-19, Lima, Peru

Mexico's Second National Bamboo Congress
March 5-8, 2008
Puebla, Mexico

2008 INBAR Bamboo Study Tour
April 20-29, 2008, Zhejiang and Sichuan Province, China

China International Bamboo and Rattan Expo. & Online Exhibition
Sep. 22-24, 2007, Guangzhou, China

(The online exhibition is on display now)

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