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Bamboo Pioneers: Elizabeth Widjaja
Elizabeth Widjaja, Indonesian Bamboo Researcher Bamboo can only be grown in 80 countries. Indonesia has at least 176 species of bamboo out of a total of 1620 bamboo species in the world. 105 of those endemic species of bamboo in Indonesia cannot be found anywhere else...
Mama Bambu Nurture Love for Bamboo while Preserving Heritage
At the end of 2020 the Environmental Bamboo Foundation implemented a bamboo nursery program that places women at the center. We started with something very simple: we wanted to share our experiences about how to grow bamboo. At that time, women who wanted to learn...
Integrating Gender Issues in Agrarian Reform and Social Forestry
A webinar was held on 13 April 2022 to discuss strategies for integrating gender issues into agrarian reform and social forestry programs and policies. This webinar aimed to identify problems and challenges in the implementation of agrarian reform and social forestry,...
Bamboo pioneers: Singgih Kartono, founder of Spedagi Bamboo Bike
Welcome to our new series of interviews with people doing incredible things with bamboo. From entrepreneurs to scientists, community facilitators, and bamboo farmers, we will be bringing you diverse stories and experiences through our Bamboo Pioneer interviews. Our...
How Bamboo Helps Mitigate Climate Change in Indonesia
It’s now common knowledge that the agriculture and transportation sectors account for a huge amount of global greenhouse gas emissions, but do you know what other industry contributes almost 40%? Construction. In addition to this staggering amount, the construction of...
Research, Development and Cost/Benefit Analysis of the Vertical Soak Diffusion Bamboo Preservation Method in a Medium Enterprise Setting
UNIDO SPONSORED RESEARCH ON VSD PRESERVATION OF BAMBOO FINAL REPORT Program Name: Research, Development and Cost/Benefit Analysis of the Vertical Soak Diffusion Bamboo Preservation Method in a Medium Enterprise Setting Program Duration: 4 work months from 15 October...
Bamboo for East Bali Watershed Management Project (2004 Summary)
Summary: Watershed Area Rehabilitation in Karangasem, East Bali in 2004 The Balinese landscape consists of hilly terrain dominated by ridges that extend from east to west and connect a number of volcanoes. Five volcanoes have an elevation of more than 2,000 metres;...