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12th World Bamboo Congress Taiwan

We are within 4 weeks of the Opening Ceremony in Hsinchu, Taiwan! The Technical Committee, chaired by Dr. Nirmala Chongtham, has been working very hard to put together the Academic Sessions, and the invited speakers will be traveling from around the world to share with us their exciting work.

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12WBC Taiwan Tour Options

Tour Dates : April 22-24 The itinerary focuses on experiencing Taiwan's bamboo and culture from an industrial and lifestyle perspective, featuring exclusive routes not generally open to the public. It's definitely worth exploring! These itineraries will take you deep into the heart of Taiwan, allowing you to experience the beauty of the country.

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12th World Bamboo Congress Taiwan

Please join us for the 12th World Bamboo Congress, 18-22 April 2024. This global event will take place at two distinct locations. Venue 1 is the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Hsinchu, easily accessible by rail from Taoyuan International Airport and Taipei. Venue 2 is the National Taiwan Craft Research Institute in Caotun, Nantou Count

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The Bamboo City Project

This ambitious project is do-able and timely and hopes to become a model for other cities to incorporate bamboo into their Climate Action Plans. The project was launched on 3 December during COP28 in Dubai, led by Architect Neelam Manjunath and attended by an extensive audience, as well as the members of the project’s Advisory Action Committee.

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5th World Bamboo Workshop in Punta Brava Guatemala

Between October 26 and 29 of this year, the fifth World Bamboo Workshop was held in Guatemala, promoted by the World Bamboo Organization (WBO), Wubu, CASSA and ICDF Taiwan. Under the motto “Sustainable Futures: Leaving No One Behind,” the event brought together more than 200 participants from around the world.

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12th World Bamboo Congress Taiwan DATE CHANGE

Take note: We are full-steam ahead on planning the 12th World Bamboo Congress to be held in Taiwan in 2024. The dates are 18-22 April, 2024. Our Host is the Taiwan Bamboo Society, sponsored by the Taiwan Forestry Bureau and the National Taiwan Craft Research Institute. The venues will be in Hsinchu, Caotun, and Zhushan.

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UN Report Highlights Bamboo's Role in the Shift to Bio-Based Building Materials

To mark World Bamboo Day 2023, we here at WBO reflect on the past 3 decades of our efforts to promote the benefits of bamboo. It is astounding and rewarding to watch the progress this humble plant has exhibited and gifted to the planet. For many people it starts as a simple fascination with the beauty of bamboo, an amazement at its fast growth, its stamina and resilience, and then the discoveries of the myriad utilization by humans. Humans have reached for bamboo for survival since nearly Day One. Other c

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Empowerment Bamboo!

Empowerment Bamboo has launched the preliminary website. Please take a look; this is a great opportunity for bamboo practitioners, to be a part of this new movement. WBO is collaborating fully with Ulla and her team. There will be a podcast every Saturday morning and the Online Cooperation Congress will take place from 17-19 November.

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Training Course in Belgium 31 July - 3 August 2023

A training course hosted by DKB's Jan Oprins and WBO Ambassador Jean Luc Kouyoumji's Bambou Sciences et Innovations NPO has been designed to meet the need for knowledge and know- how. Time will be divided between technical and practical training. Requested by bamboo project holders, the team created this training course to meet the essential needs expressed, such as project concerns: the creation of a plantation, the management of a nursery, the maintenance of a plantation, the exploitation of bamboo c

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European Bamboo Expo a big success!

The European Bamboo Expo, held on June 2nd and 3rd, 2023, in the Dietrich-Keuning-Haus, Leopoldstraße 50-58, Dortmund, was a resounding success. The expo served as an essential meeting point for professionals, stakeholders, and decision-makers in the bamboo industry in Europe, offering a global perspective. The expo was open to the general public, and it aimed to be Europe's leading exhibition for the bamboo trade.

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European Bamboo Expo 2-3 June 2023 in Dortmund, Germany

The WBO has partnered with WeProductions as a media partner to promote the upcoming European Bamboo Expo in Dortmund, Germany, 2-3 June 2023. Executive Director Susanne Lucas will present the role of the WBO in the global effort to promote bamboo as a sustainable resource. Read here the backstory of the history of the bamboo conversation in the "west"

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Call for Papers - 12th WBC Taiwan

The 12th World Bamboo Congress is now accepting papers for consideration for a video presentation as part of its vast Program. There will be no oral presentation of selected papers in principle, only videos. However, the best papers might be invited for an oral presentation, and the organizers reserve the right to the final decision.

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Welcome World Bamboo Ambassadors

As of this week , the WBO has a total of 56 dedicated Ambassadors who make up our corps. These ambassadors volunteer their time and commitment to help WBO with its mission, and we feel so fortunate for their constant support.

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5th World Bamboo Workshop in Guatemala, 26-29 October 2023

The coastal Caribbean community of Punta Brava on the shores of Lake Izabal, Guatemala has been chosen to host the 5th World Bamboo Workshop from 26-29 October this year. This village is a living example of how bamboo can help develop and sustain climate-resilient communities.

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Rest in Peace, dear Walter Liese

Our beloved mentor, teacher, scholar, gentleman, friend, Dr. Walter Liese, has passed away. To many of us, he was like a father or a grandfather, helping and critiquing us as we searched for knowledge in understanding bamboo. Fortunately he lived a very long life to the age of 97, working until the end, to understand all he could about bamboo, too.

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Welcome World Bamboo Ambassadors 2023

Just as #bambooisgrowing, our World Bamboo Ambassador corps is growing, too! Staying on top of the newest technologies, opportunities, projects, potentials and research is a daunting task, and the only way it can be accomplished is with dedicated teamwork. WBO is fortunate to have this committed team of people who work independently yet collectively to support our mission to promote the sustainable utilization of bamboo on the planet.

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European Bamboo Expo 2023

The ”European Bamboo Expo” is the first bamboo trade exposition in Europe and aims to be Europe’s leading fair, open to the general public, and a meeting platform for professionals, stakeholders, and decision-makers from the bamboo sector in Europe and around the world.

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