Bamboo-based innovation to harness bioeconomy solutions

Overview

Bioeconomy value chains are vital nature-based solutions for achieving carbon neutrality and building resilient economies.  Bamboo, a key natural resource, can be harnessed to boost bioeconomy solutions and drive sustainable supply chains that combat climate change and plastic pollution. 

This session will spotlight the latest innovations in global bamboo value chains, aiming to boost their role in the bio-based economy. We'll explore how bamboo can spur green growth, create jobs, ensure sustainable production and consumption, improve life on land, and deliver diverse ecosystem services. 

Objectives

• Raise awareness on the important role bamboo can play in the bio-based economy.
• Improve life on land and ecosystem services provided by bamboo, especially in developing nations. 
• Enhance technologies to upgrade bamboo value chains, support innovation to diversify the range of products, and improve current standards to access global markets. 
  
  
  

Lu Wenming
Deputy Director General
International Bamboo and Rattan Organization

Zhimin Wu
Director
Forestry Division
FAO

Jyotsna Puri
Associate Vice-President
Strategy and Knowledge Department
International Fund for Agricultural Development

Liu Xin
Deputy Director General
Department of International Cooperation
National Forestry and Grassland Administration
China

Moderator: Borja De La Peña Escardó
Global Policy Officer
International Bamboo and Rattan Organization

Productive and technological innovation with bamboo in Peru

Nelly Paredes Del Castillo 
Executive Director
Servicio Nacional Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre
Peru

Boosting green economic growth in Italy with bamboo

Stefano Meneghelli
Mayor of Guidizzolo
Italy

The importance of non-timber forest products in bioeconomy value chains

Sven Walter
Senior Forestry Officer
FAO 

Bamboo for charcoal production and land restoration – value chain approaches

Robert Mzumara
Senior Forestry Research Officer
Forestry Research Institute
Malawi

Promoting bamboo as a nature-based solution for livelihood development and environmental management in the Caribbean

Romina Ávila Iturralde
Project Manager AECID-INBAR Bamboo Based Solution
Arauclima Regional
Panamá