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Pseudosasa amabilis: Tonkin Bamboo for perfect poles
Considering the endless number of uses for bamboo, and the vast number of distinct species, you could spend years trying to find the best variety of bamboo for a given project. Helpfully, some species of bamboo have earned nicknames based on their popular usage. For...
Implementing Bamboo in Modern Urban Planning
Special thanks to guest writer Jade Piper for this contribution. Jade has a passion for sustainable architecture and her essays have appeared on several websites. Bamboo is an ancient, tried-and-tested building material. With over 1,000 varieties of bamboo throughout...
Status of the Bamboo Industry in Ethiopia
Special thanks to guest author Lobna Harboub, expert and specialist in the bamboo supply chain issues of Ethiopia, who contributed this article on the bamboo industry in Ethiopia. Aside from being the top honey and coffee producer in Africa and having the largest...
Bamboo Fountains for better Feng Shui in 2022
Maybe I just watched too much Gilligan's Island as a kid, but there's something about being surrounded by bamboo that I find very relaxing. Whether it's a thriving bamboo garden, an attractive arrangement of lucky bamboo, or a tasteful piece of bamboo furniture, it...
Seeking Bamboo in Spain: Venture in Valencia
With its sandy beaches on the Mediterranean, the Moorish castles of Andalusia, and the iconic modern architecture of Barcelona, Spain attracts millions of international tourists every year. Of course, COVID restrictions have made it harder to reach the land of Don...
Charity and Forestry: Bamboo gifts that keep giving
The season of giving is coming up again, and as usual, it will probably have many of us scrambling for last minute baubles and trinkets. Those of us in the environmental movement will do our best to shop for gifts that are fair trade and organic, and to support small,...