Latest updates from INBAR
 
EU's latest report on INBAR's bamboo charcoal project in Africa


New vacancies in Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mozambique and Tanzania


New internship opportunities at INBAR


Latest update on INBAR at the Shanghai Expo


Join INBAR's new Flickr group and share your bamboo and rattan photos!





Around the World in Bamboo and Rattan
 
Bamboo training in the Philippines helps develop new designs


Ecotourism in Borneo - bamboo and rattan essential parts of forest life


ICBR's 2010 Visiting Scholar Programme is seeking applicants for bamboo and rattan studies based in Beijing


Bamboo architect Simon Velez wins one of Netherlands highest honours - the Prince Claus award


Rattan used as modern bone substitute


Bamboo concert in Beijing ushers in New Year


 

 

Feature stories
 
Labeling and marketing bamboo textiles
Is so-called bamboo fabric really "bamboo"? Recent rulings are helping clarify the issue, for the benefit of consumers and producers alike....
 
 
Primary School Students Help Facilitate INBAR's EU-China Biodiversity Program in Yunnan Province, China
Luo Rongchuan and Rong Dongxue are two grade five students in the primary school of Yinji village in Yunnan, an area famous for its rare and endangered bamboo plants....
 
 
Seeding Change: A Woman Entrepreneur Shows the Way Out of Poverty
But for the spark of entrepreneurship in her, Shikha Rani would have ended up like millions of rural Indian women who toil from dawn to dusk just to make ends meet...
 
News  
 
INBAR at the Shanghai Expo - Dedicated website now online
This new website tells you all you need to know about INBAR at the Expo, with details of the Bamboo and Rattan World Congress, competition and events......
2010-02-23
 
 
INBAR is seeking an Events Manager and a Technical Coordinator
INBAR is seeking an events manager to help with our programme at the Shanghai Expo, and a Technical Coordinator for East and West Africa. Click the link to find out more.
2010-01-06
 
 
Bamboo can contribute to Climate Change mitigation - new report
In the midst of complex climate change negotiations, INBAR releases compelling data showing that bamboo can play an important role in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. The INBAR report...
2009-12-11
 
INBAR advertised events  
World Bamboo Festival, Bali, Indonesia, 14 - 19th August 2010
The World Bamboo Festival will be held in Bali in August 2010.
2010-08-19
 
 
 
Regional offices  
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Workshops and training courses
INBAR Congress on Bamboo and Rattan, 20-22 May 2010, Shanghai, China
As part of it's participation in the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, INBAR is organizing a three-day Congress in Shanghai...
International Training Workshop on Non-Timber-Forest-Products (NTFPs) Industrial and Commercial Development
September 7 - 27, 2010, Zhejiang, China
2010 INBAR Bamboo Tour to China
19-29 May 2010 to EXPO Shanghai, Zhejiang and Sichuan
  
Databases
Bamboo and Rattan Trade Database
Check trade volumes between countries
IKON-INBAR Interactive Knowledge Networking
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Bamboo and Rattan Bibliography Database
Search for books and other publications on bamboo and rattan.
  
Publications
Design Interventions for Stimulating Bamboo Commercialization - Dutch Design meets Bamboo as a Replicable Model
  
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