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Bamboo can be used as food, fibre and shelter and due to its ease of growth and extraordinary growth rate it is a cheap, sustainable and efficient crop. Bamboo grows very densely, its clumping nature enables a lot of it to be grown in a comparatively small area, easing pressure on land use.
Bamboo forestry (also known as bamboo farming, cultivation, agriculture or agroforestry) is a cultivation and raw material industry that provides the raw materials for the broader bamboo industry, worth over 72 billion dollars globally in 2019.
Bamboo, like wood, is a natural composite material with a high strength-to-weight ratio useful for structures. [19] Bamboo's strength-to-weight ratio is similar to timber, and its strength is generally similar to a strong softwood or hardwood timber. [20] [21] Some bamboo species have displayed remarkable strength under test conditions.
LONDON — When Claire Bergkamp was completing her master’s degree at London College of Fashion, sustainability was a fringe topic and she was one of the only students who chose to focus on it ...
Bamboo is an eco-friendly, highly renewable source of material. As a grass, bamboo grows much faster than wood. Moso Bamboo is the primary species used for the manufacturing of flooring and plywood. [4] Moso bamboo can grow up to 119 centimetres (47 in) in 24 hours and 24 metres (79 ft) high in 40 to 50 days.
The International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR [2]) is an independent intergovernmental organization [3] established in 1997 to develop and promote innovative solutions to poverty and environmental sustainability using bamboo and rattan.
“There's a shift toward natural, organic designs made from sustainable materials, like bamboo, rattan, and recycled glass,” says Dara Greaney, interior lighting expert and Founder of ...
The Environmental Bamboo Foundation has had numerous partnerships with public, private and academic institutions since its foundation. In the late 90s, it partnered with the Rhode Island School of Design on exploring sustainable and innovative applications of bamboo in architecture. [5]