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WBO Partner Spotlight: Cariloha

The world of retail is growing constantly with new trends and designs all influenced by new ideas and modern lifestyle. Cariloha is a retail chain store that has been around since 2008, when they opened their first three stores in Mexico and the Caribbean. Their goal is to provide bamboo products, mostly clothing and other textiles, that are influenced by both Caribbean and Hawaii lifestyles. In fact, their name is a combination between ‘Caribbean’ and ‘Aloha’.

WBO Partner Spotlight: NooTrees

Bamboo textiles, pulp and paper play a major role in the industrialized bamboo sectors. This month World Bamboo Organization Partners & Projects focuses on two partners that are contributing to the bamboo industry in these expanding sectors: NooTrees and Cariloha.

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WBO Partner Spotlight! Company Culture at Cali Bamboo

Cali Bamboo is an American company based in Southern California that manufactures sustainable materials for high quality building projects. Their main product is bamboo. They have begun implementing other materials, including cork, eucalyptus, and recycled/reclaimed decking, but we’ll turn our focus to the bamboo aspect of this company.

Partners and Project News at WBO

World Bamboo Organization recently began working with three skilled interns! Lluvia Castaneda, Michaela Humby, and Scott Funke. Welcome to all three of you! We are very pleased to have your help.

WBO and Bamboo Emporium Working Together To Promote Bamboo!

World Bamboo Organization is pleased to announce an exclusive partnership with Dragonfly Bamboo and its Bamboo Emporium, an online bamboo store showcasing high quality, hand-picked bamboo crafts, furniture and other unique bamboo products from around the world.

Third Mexican Bamboo Congress in Huatusco!

8 - 12 March, 2016 in Veracruz State. Please plan now to attend this conference! The theme and presentations will focus on bamboo innovation, the potential of sustainability, the exponential development of industry and business benefits around bamboo for society and the environment.

Inspiration from the 10th World Bamboo Congress

There were many positive outcomes of the recent 10th World Bamboo Congress held in Korea, but perhaps the most inspiring came from a mutual need expressed by organizers - We urge you to share this document and use it in your own way to keep bamboo strong: The Damyang Call : “Bamboo for Planet”.

World Bamboo Day. A Natural Celebration.

World Bamboo Executive Director and CEO Susanne Lucas shares her thoughts on the global impact of bamboo on our planet and our cause for celebration.

Interested in hosting the 11th World Bamboo Congress in 2018?

The World Bamboo Organization invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) for hosting the 11th World Bamboo Congress from institutions, bamboo societies, NGOs and universities. The Host-bidder should be an organization of repute involved in the field of Bamboo/ Forestry /Science/ Environment / Livelihood Improvement or any other relevant fields.

World Bamboo Day and the 10th World Bamboo Congress.

World Bamboo Day is a day of celebration to increase the awareness of bamboo globally. Where bamboo grows naturally, bamboo has been a daily element, but its utilization has not always been sustainable due to exploitation. The World Bamboo Organization aims to bring the potential of bamboo to a more elevated exposure.

Growing Bamboo: A Private Sector Approach to REDD+

Bamboo has traditionally been an enigma for policy makers, foresters and environmentalists. Ecologically speaking, the 1,200 plus species of bamboo are part of the grass family but the biomass the plant produces is a wood like fiber, with properties that mirror image those of many traditional wood species, from hardwoods to softwoods.

World Bamboo Fair Sep 17 - Oct 31, 2015

The city of Damyang, Korea will host the “World Bamboo Fair 2015” for an entire month, from September 17 – October 31, 2015. This exposition will show ways to improve the value of bamboo on an international level under the slogan “Bamboo for a Greener Future”.

The 10th World Bamboo Congress

The 10th World Bamboo Congress will take place in South Korea, hosted by the delegation of Damyang-gun. Damyang county is located in the southwest corner of South Korea, in Jeollanum-do. The 10th World Bamboo Congress take place over 5 days, 17-22 Sept in 2015.

Rebranding Bamboo for Bonn: The 5 Million Hectare Restoration Pledge

Last month, 40 nations agreed to restore 5 million hectares (12.4 million acres) of degraded lands and areas of low-quality bamboo production into productive, healthy bamboo forests at the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan’s (INBAR) Ninth Council Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

World Bamboo Design Competition Winners Announced!

In September, the World Bamboo Fair Damyang Korea 2015 Organizing Committee and the World Bamboo Organization launched ‘The World Bamboo Design Competition’, supported by the Korea Institute of Design Promotion, the Korea Forest Service, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

Our commitment: to provide the realities, the truth, and the potentials of bamboo

At World Bamboo, we strive to provide the realities, the truth and the potentials of bamboo. We understand the complexities of bamboo as a renewable resource. While promoting the potential sustainability of bamboo, we also acknowledge “inconvenient truths” such as the challenge of certification, best management practices, and workers safety.

Kerala Bamboo Fest, 1-5 December 2014

Kerala Bamboo Fest.

MIT explores bamboo's potentials

Bamboo construction has traditionally been rather straightforward: Entire stalks are used to create latticed edifices, or woven in strips to form wall-sized screens. The effect can be stunning, and also practical in parts of the world where bamboo thrives.

Choi Hyungsik, South Korea

Governor Choi has made a tremendous impact on the county of Damyang, revitalizing its bamboo sector by expanding its bamboo industry for modern and sustainable utilization. Today, thanks to Governor Choi, the local bamboo resources are carefully maintained and managed to sustainably supply bamboo culms and shoots for emerging new markets.

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