Fast-growing bamboo has gone in and out of fashion but is now being seen as a possible climate hero. Its capacity to absorb carbon is enhanced by how densely it can be grown, the speed and its regrowth after harvesting - a great advantage over trees.
Tom Heap meets Arief Rabik from the Environmental Bamboo Foundation based in Indonesia. <Arief is a World Bamboo Ambassador> He's working to restore degraded land by planting bamboo which can be managed by communities on a forest to factory system. The harvested product can be used for building structures and furniture through to vases baskets and clothing. He wants to expand the project to nine other countries to bring economic and environmental benefits but are some uses better than others? Dr Tamsin Edwards helps evaluate the scope of bamboo as a solution.
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Producer: Anne-Marie Bullock
Researcher: Sarah Goodman
Produced in conjunction with the Royal Geographical Society. Particular thanks for this episode to Professor Vincent Gauci of the University of Birmingham.
Released On: 29 Apr 2021
Listen here : https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000vhk
Also thanks to our dear friend Ray Townsend of The Bamboo Society of the UK, and of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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