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.