May 9, 2022 | Bamboo Industry, Green Living, Worldwide
It’s something of a foregone conclusion among treehuggers and environmentalists that bamboo can save the planet. We wax rhapsodically over this woody grass’s capacity to stop deforestation and replace fossil fuels. We speak in glowing hyperbole about...
Jan 12, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry
Special thanks to climate and forestry activist Apsana Kafle who contributed to this article. Apsana is a World Bamboo Fellow from the World Bamboo Association. Bamboo Management: Precondition for a sustainable future Bamboo is a prolific, perennial grass that is...
Dec 13, 2021 | Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Green Living
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...
Oct 1, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Green Living
The news is out. Bamboo can do anything. It’s the fastest-growing plant on earth, and nothing is more sustainable. Well, ok, those are some pretty bold claims. Yes, bamboo grows and renews itself with amazing speed, but sustainability is a complex thing to...
Apr 26, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products, Green Living
If the passion for bamboo is contagious, then I might say we are currently in the midst of a global bamboo pandemic. But don’t worry, unlike the other pandemic, this is something to celebrate. Bamboo construction is taking off, bamboo textiles are coming along,...
