Thursday, May 17th, 2012

The World Bamboo Organization is a group of dedicated bamboo people.  We have no major fund sources, we are volunteers, we make things happen from sheer will.   I hope you will join us in keeping this momentum going………. We greatly appreciate the sponsorship coming from some commercial sources:  EcoPlanet Bamboo, BambooLiving, CONBAM, Oprins, Teragren. [...]

We are sincerely grateful to those who have made generous donations to World Bamboo: Watershed Media, Boston Massachusetts USA EcoPlanet Bamboo, Chicago Illinois USA Teragren, Bainbridge Island Washington, USA Bamboo Living, Hawaii USA Oprins Plant, Belgium Generation Bambou, Paris France CO2 Bambu, Nicaragua Kevin Rowell, Kleiwerks International, Natural Builders The American Bamboo Society The Hawaii [...]

We are happy to announce Teragren joins our team of Corporate Sponsors!  Many thanks to Ann Knight, Executive Vice President and Global Brand Director, headquarters on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Teragren manufactures fine bamboo flooring, worktops/countertops, plywood panels and veneer in a variety of colors, grains and widths/lengths.  Made with sustainably harvested Optimum 5.5® Moso bamboo [...]

The World Bamboo Organization and the International Network of Bamboo and Rattan (www.inbar.int) have joined forces in a more official capacity, motivated by their common interest in the use of bamboo for sustainable housing. Sharing also in the effort of poverty eradication in the recently earthquake-hit country  of Haiti, WBO and INBAR have agreed that [...]

The Haiti bamboo housing project is in full swing, thanks to the commitment of Jeffree Trudeau and his team. However, none of it would be possible without the generous support coming from around the world in the name of BAMBOO. We want to thank you all and acknowledge the donations coming from these wonderful people: [...]