The Group of Latin America and Caribbean Countries in China visits the INBAR Pavilion at 2024 CIFTIS
Diplomats from 15 Latin American and Caribbean countries visited the INBAR Pavilion at the 2024 CIFTIS, where bamboo’s role as a sustainable resource was showcased.
The 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) opened in Beijing recently, with INBAR’s bamboo-themed exhibition space catching the eyes of many visitors.
Bamboo has major applications as a sustainable, biodegradable alternative in Brazil, a country that ranks as the fourth-largest producer of plastic waste globally.
René Kaam, INBAR Regional Director for Central Africa, facilitates a training workshop for eco-entrepreneurs in Cameroon as part of the ACREGIR project.
Bamboo planting as part of Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative is helping restore degraded land, create jobs and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Field work in northeastern Peru seeks to identify bamboo species growing across the biodiverse landscape of commercial and environmental value.
Donal Brown, Associate Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (left) met with Prof. Jiang Zehui, Co-Chair of the INBAR Board of Trustees (right), at INBAR HQ.
H.E. Esteban del Hierro, Vice-Minister of Ecuador’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (left), and H.E. Soledad Cordova, Ambassador of Ecuador to China (middle), met with Prof. Lu Wenming, INBAR Deputy Director General (right) at INBAR Headquarters.
INBAR at the IUFRO – International Union of Forest Research Organizations World Congress 2024
H.E. Mr. Teshome Toga Chanaka (left), INBAR Director General, met with Senegal’s Ambassador to China, H.E. Mr. Ibrahima Sory Sylla (right) in Beijing.
H.E. Mr. Teshome Toga Chanaka (left), INBAR Director General, visited Nepal’s Ambassador to China, H.E. Mr. Bishnu Pukar Shrestha (right) in Beijing.
INBAR helped organize the Garden-making Competition of the International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu: 2024 Chengdu Park City Garden and the 7th BFU International Garden-making Week.
Dr. Poon Thiengburanathum, Deputy Director of Thailand’s Program Management Unit on Area-Based Development, leans in for a closer look in INBAR’s Bamboo and Rattan Showroom.
Staff at INBAR Headquarters pose for a group photo with outgoing Director General, Mr. Ali Mchumo, and incoming Director General, Mr. Teshome Toga Chanaka.
As part of Youth Day in Cameroon, a class from Gamaliel Elementary School visited INBAR’s Central Africa Regional Office to learn more about bamboo.
The Dutch-Sino Programme holds its Fifth Steering Committee Meeting in Kenya.
Bamboo shines at the East Africa Community Trade Fair in Burundi.
Pablo Jacome (left), INBAR Regional Director for Latin American and the Caribbean, met with H.E. Zhu Qingqiao (right), Ambassador of China to Brasil.
Prof. Lu Wenming, INBAR DDG, met with Alexander Buck, Executive Director of IUFRO, at COP 28.
INBAR booth at COP 28 received delegates from around the world, eager to learn the role of bamboo in the fight against climate change.
INBAR team at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference held in Dubai.
H.E. Mrs. Maria Gustava (left), Ambassador of Mozambique to China, visited INBAR HQ and held a meeting with INBAR DG (right).
H.E. Mr. Khamis Omar, Ambassador of Tanzania to China (left) met with INBAR Director General Ali Mchumo (right) at INBAR HQ on 28 November 2023.
H.E. Mr. Arthur Williams, Ambassador of Jamaica to China, learned about bamboo beverages and more in the Bamboo and Rattan Showroom.
Jiang Zehui, Co-Chair of the INBAR Board of Trustees, held an important meeting with Ecuador’s Ambassador to China, María Soledad Córdova, at INBAR HQ.
The 26th Meeting of the INBAR Board of Trustees was successfully held at INBAR Headquarters in Beijing, China on 9 November 2023.
INBAR Global Programme Team met in Beijing for BASP conference. From left to right: Biruk Kebede, Acting Regional Director for East Africa; Pablo Jácome Estrella, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean; Sangeeta Agasty, Regional Director for South Asia; Durai Jayaraman, Director of Global Programme; Michael Kwaku, Acting Regional Director for West Africa; and René Kaam, Regional Director for Central Africa.
INBAR DG Ali Mchumo (middle, left) met with UNESCO Director of Multisectoral Regional Office Prof. Shahbaz Khan (middle, right) to strengthen partnership.
H.E. Mr. Bishnu Pukar Shrestha, Chair Representative of the INBAR Council, spoke at the 12th China Bamboo Cultural Festival.
H.E. Mrs. Olaya Dotel, Vice Minister of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development of the Dominican Republic (left) and H.E. Mr. Briunny Garabito Segura, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic (right) pose in the INBAR showroom.
Durai Jayaraman, INBAR Global Programme Director, gets excited for bamboo at the 30th Session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission in Sydney, Australia.
INBAR presented and hosted a booth on the BASP Initiative at the 14th session of UNCTAD’s Multi-year Expert Meeting on Commodities and Development.
H.E. Ms. Sophie Ratsiraka, Minister of Crafts of the Republic of Madagascar, visits the showroom at INBAR Headquarters in Beijing.
INBAR Director General Ali Mchumo leads delegation to Uruguay, a future INBAR Member State, to identify areas for cooperation and project work.
INBAR DG Ali Mchumo met with Dr. Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo, Director of the Secretariat of UNFF, to discuss sustainable forest management at UNGA 78.
INBAR DG Ali Mchumo (left) meets with FAO DG Qu Dongyu (middle) and FAO Forestry Director Wu Zhimin (right) at 2023 SDG Summit in New York.
INBAR participated in the 2023 International Bamboo Brand Expo & 4th China (Yibin) International Bamboo Industry Development Conference in Sichuan, China.
At 2023 CIFTIS in Beijing, a variety of unique low-carbon bamboo products were on display at INBAR’s exhibition, enjoyed by visitors both young and old.
Delegates from around the world visited INBAR’s exhibition on the opening day of 2023 CIFTIS to learn more about the Bamboo as a Substitute for Plastic Initiative.
At Nairobi Design Week 2023, bamboo was showcased for its creative applications in the arts and crafts. Credit: Nii Nortey
H.E. Briunny Garabito Segura, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, meets with Professor Jiang Zehui, Co-Chair of the INBAR Board of Trustees, at INBAR HQ.
Delegation from Myanmar’s Ministry of Science and Technology visits INBAR HQ to explore promoting the Bamboo as a Substitute for Plastic Initiative in the Lancang-Mekong Region.
INBAR DG Ali Mchumo and Ambassador of the Philippines Jaime A. FlorCruz participate in a bamboo-planting ceremony at the Embassy of the Philippines.