EcoPlanet Bamboo Sponsors 9th WBC Bamboo Pioneers Award
Many thanks and huge appreciation goes to Troy Wiseman and the team at EcoPlanet Bamboo for their full sponsorship of the 9th World Bamboo Congress Bamboo Pioneers Award winners!
The World Bamboo Organization initiated this honorary award at the 8th WBC held in Bangkok in September 2009. Dedication, determination and collaboration are required to advance any scientific endeavor, and those individuals whose lifelong commitment to bamboo science deserve our attention and honored recognition. At the upcoming WBC (Belgium, 10-15 April, 2012) we will honor 5 of these great Bamboo Pioneers:
Oscar Hidalgo Lopez of Colombia
Wenyu Hsiung of the Peoples Republic of China
Jules Janssen of The Netherlands
Masatoshi Watanabe of Japan
Shuen Chao Wu of Taiwan
Previous Pioneer Recipients are:
8th WBC Bangkok:
Ueda Koichiro of Japan
Krit Samapuddhi of Thailand
Floyd Alonzo McClure of the United States
Walter Liese of Germany
At the 2010 World Bamboo Day, Nagaland:
Richard Belho of Nagaland
Rajeev Goswami of Assam
Vinoo Kaley of Maharashtra
Cherla Sastry of Canada
Sampurana Singh of Meghalaya
EcoPlanet Bamboo CEO Troy Wiseman says “EPB feels privileged to acknowledge these individuals, without whom the bamboo market would not have reached the advanced stages of development that we see today. Their contribution has made possible the potential for bamboo to replace hardwoods sourced from tropical forests, thereby addressing critical environmental issues such as deforestation and climate change, while providing valuable employment opportunities in remote areas.”
The Bamboo Pioneer Award will take place during the opening ceremonies of the 9th WBC on Tuesday, 10 April. We look forward to having the recipients present – in person – thanks to the generous support of EPB.
And we look forward to meeting you there, too!
If you have not done so already, please go to our website and REGISTER (space is limited!).
