FIVE WAYS BAMBOO CAN FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE...
With an estimated 30 million hectares throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia and the Americas, bamboo can provide a significant contribution to combatting climate change in the developing world, particularly in rural communities. Below, the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR) demonstrates five key ways that bamboo can help countries mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change: 1. Sequestering carbon Bamboo’s fast-growing and renewable stands sequester carbon in their biomass – at rates comparable, or even superior to, a number of tree species. The many durable products made from bamboo can also be potentially carbon-negative, because they act as locked-in carbon sinks in themselves and encourage the expansion and improved management of bamboo forests. A 2015 report by TU Delft, INBAR and Moso BV International found that bamboo could also be a favourable substitute for hardwoods, even FSC-certified ones, given its lower carbon footprint and lower eco-costs. S...