As CEO, Susanne Lucas has been holding the torch for WBO for 17 years.  New energy sprang forth when Kamesh Salam took on the role of President in 2007. Successfully, these two people spear-headed the coordination of the 8th World Bamboo Congress last September in Bangkok.  Now, the evolution continues as WBO has now created a partner-ship with the most [...]

1976
XVI IUFRO World Congress, 20 June – 2 July, Oslo, Norway.
IUFRO = The Global Network for Forest Science Cooperation. Initiative by president elect Walter Liese for a Project Group P 5.04 “Production and Utilization of Bamboo and related Species”, begin 1977, chaired by T. Higuchi.
1980
Bamboo Research in Asia. IUFRO Project Group P.5.04, [...]