Bamboo
In addition to being known as a source of food, fiber, firewood and construction material, bamboo can also play a role in land restoration. The fast-growing perennial can be grown on degraded land with poor and shallow soil and minimal water and fertilizer. CIFOR explores the restoration aspects of bamboo with a curated collection of publications, stories and multimedia.
Publication
Guiding principles for sustainable bamboo forest management planning: Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State (BGRS)
Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State (BGRS) is the region of Ethiopia with the greatest bamboo forest cover. The resource has, however, encountered heavy degradation in recent years due to fires for farming and for hunting, mass flowering, unsustainable harvest, and land conversion. Bamboo, if harvested correctly, can become a valuable resource and a source of income for the rural population of BGRS.
Forests News
Turning on the lights in eastern Indonesia
Looking at a nighttime satellite photograph of the entire Indonesia archipelago, there are absolutely no lights switched on throughout almost all of Eastern Indonesia, as if it were unpopulated. But we know people are living there.
So, how can we expect those ‘have-nots’ to aid in the development of their communities, without something as basic as electricity?
So, how can we expect those ‘have-nots’ to aid in the development of their communities, without something as basic as electricity?
