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INBAR
• Established in 1997 in China as a global Inter-Governmental Organization
• Improve the lives of the producers and users of bamboo and rattan through sustainable management, use and trade of the resources.
• International Commodity Body for bamboo and rattan since 2001
39 States, mainly from the Global South
INBAR Member States
40
Structure
• Headquarters in Beijing, China
• Regional offices in India, Ghana, Ethiopia, Ecuador
• Governed by a Council of Members
• Board of Trustees
New Strategy
• 2015 – 2030
• International Development Organisation
• Support SDGs through bamboo and rattan
• Poverty; Energy; Housing; Ecosystems; Climate Change; Trade
• 4 Goals
– Policy influence
– Knowledge management
– Capacity building
– Applied field Research
Monopodial (Running) Bamboo
Bamboo
Copyright: International Network for Bamboo and Rattan
Global Distribution of Bamboo
Rattan Palm
Wikipedia
Global Distribution of Rattan
Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew
Recent Success Stories
• Landscape restoration in Sichuan, China in response to the 2008 Earthquake
• Bamboo charcoal production in Ethiopia and Ghana
• Affordable housing construction in Andes Region and Himalayas
Priorities for the coming years
• Landscape restoration
• Renewable energy
• Climate change mitigation
• Green construction and regulations
• Facilitating enabling environment for trade
• Sustainable management of rattan
