Mozambique Bamboo Workshop
Maputo & Ponta do Ouro
October 16-26, 2023
In a rare collaboration between ASSAMBA (Bamboo Association Friends) of Mozambique, 101 Bambu Solutions, and Bambu Batu, we are proud to present the first annual Workshop for Bamboo in Mozambique.
Ten days of demonstration and education, showcasing bamboo’s enormous potential for restoring degraded landscapes, protecting forestry, stimulating industry, and producing a wide range of natural products.
Nature-based solutions for ecology and industry
- Please join us for a full day of presentations in Maputo on Monday, October 16.
- Hands-on workshops will take place in Ponta do Ouro, October 18-26.
- We will host a public exhibition of bamboo in Ponta do Ouro, on Saturday, October 21.
Bamboo for Sustainable Development
- Luis Buchir, Administrator of the Maputo Environmental Protected Area
- Bamboo construction workshop with master builder Jaime Peña
- Presentations and biochar demonstration with Fred Hornaday
- Bamboo Research Center presentation by Paulino Botao
- “The use of bamboo and traditional building materials in Mozambique” with Nacho Martinez, UN Habitat
- “Bamboo bridging Europe and Africa” by Luis Gama
- Culinary uses for bamboo shoots with Natalia Reategui
- Workshops on land restoration, nursery development, commercialization, and carbon credit programs
Workshop Packages: 50€ each
A) Building with bamboo and locally available construction material
B) Manufacture of bamboo furniture and crafts
C) Growing and managing bamboo & Bamboo shoots in the diet
D) Understanding Carbon Credits & Bamboo charcoal and biochar production
(Guests can attend up to two hands-on workshops, 50€ each. )
Our Workshop Sponsors
- The Maputo Environmental Protected Area and the Ministry of Land and Environment
- Kaya Kweru: A beachfront resort in Ponta d’Ouro with restaurant and swimming pool
- AsIB (Association for Bamboo in Iberia): Promoting bamboo cultivation and utilization in Spain and Portugal
- MANA Bamboo: Empowering people to create sustainable homes and communities
- Planboo: Biochar production, soil restoration, and carbon credit generation
- Jaime Peña Studio: Bamboo design, architecture and construction
- 101 Bamboo Solutions: Bamboo research and consultancy
- Bambu Batu: Bamboo consultancy for cultivation, value addition, and carbon credit financing
- Weltweit Association: Roundtable for Social Entrepreneurship
Please return to this page for more details as we develop the program of events.
Contact Paulino Botao for more details.
Bamboo em Moçambique
Maputo & Ponta do Ouro
Outubro 16-26, 2023
Numa rara colaboração entre a ASSAMBA (Associação dos Amigos do Bambu) de Moçambique, a 101 Bambu Solutions e a Bambu Batu, temos o orgulho de apresentar o primeiro Workshop anual de Bambu em Moçambique.
Dez dias de demonstração e educação, mostrando o enorme potencial do bambu para restaurar paisagens degradadas, proteger florestas, estimular a indústria e produzir uma ampla gama de produtos naturais.
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Soluções baseadas na natureza para o setor de industria ecológica
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Junte-se a nós para um dia inteiro de apresentações em Maputo na segunda-feira, 16 de Outubro.
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Os workshops práticos decorrerão na Ponta do Ouro, de 18 a 26 de Outubro.
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Iremos receber uma exposição pública de bambu na Ponta do Ouro, no sábado dia 21 de Outubro.
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Bambu para o desenvolvimento sustentável
- Luis Buchir, Administrador da Área Proteçoa Ambiental de Maputo (APA)
- Seminário de construção em bambu com o arquiteto Jaime Peña
- Apresentações e demonstração de biochar com Fred Hornaday
- Apresentação do centro de educacao e pesquisa de bambu por Paulino Botao
- “O uso de bambu e materiais de construção tradicionais em Moçambique” com Nacho Martinez, UN Habitat
- “Bambu unindo a Europe e a Africa” com Luis Gama
- Usos culinários para brotos de bambu com Natalia Reategui
- Seminários sobre restauração de terras, estabelecimentoto e gestao de viveiros e, comercialização
Workshop Packages: 50€ each
A) Construir com bambu e materiais de construção disponíveis localmente
B) Fabricação de móveis de bambu e artesanato
C) Cultivo e manejo de bambu e brotos de bambu na dieta
D) Compreendendo os créditos de carbono e a produção de carvão de bambu e biocarvão
(Os convidados podem participar de até dois workshops práticos, 50€ cada.)
— Special thanks to our sponsors and partners —
