Environmental Bamboo Foundation
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| Formation | January 1993 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Linda Garland |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Purpose | Promoting sustainable use of bamboo |
| Headquarters | Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia |
Region served | Indonesia |
| Leader | Arief Rabik |
| Website | [1] |
The ‘’Environmental Bamboo Foundation’’ (Indonesian: Yayasan Bambu Lestari) is an Indonesian nonprofit organization involved in sustainable forestry management, specifically by using local bamboo plantations as a way to preserve tropical forest resources. The organization has partnerships with numerous civil and academic institutions as well as government institutions including the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry. A manufacturing company, Indobamboo (Indonesian: Indobamboo Lestari), was set up to oversee the production of bamboo products stemming from the organization’s activities. The organization has been represented at recent climate conferences, notably including recent United Nations COP conferences COP21, COP23 [1], and COP26 [2] In 2021, the foundation secured a €350,000 grant from the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) and WWF to set up a bamboo manufacturing factory in Flores, Indonesia. [3]
History
The Environmental Bamboo Foundation was founded in 1993 by Linda Garland, an interior designer and environmentalist who was recognized as a ‘Bamboo Pioneer’ by the World Bamboo Organization for her contribution to the use of bamboo in design and work in environmental conservation. [4]
Notable initiatives and programs
Pre-2015 initiatives
The Environmental Bamboo Foundation has had numerous partnerships with public, private and academic institutions since its foundation. In the late 90s, it partnered with the Rhode Island School of Design on exploring sustainable and innovative applications of bamboo in architecture. [5] In 1995 it was the host of the 4th International Bamboo Congress and 5th International Bamboo Workshop in Bali, a conference organized by the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation to present scientific findings and promote discussion around the use of bamboo. [6]
Vertical Soak Diffusion Method
The Environmental Bamboo Foundation is credited with developing a method for bamboo treatment known as Vertical Soak Diffusion method [7], where a solution of borax, boric acid and water is poured into harvested bamboo culms to protect it from insect and fungal attack. [8]
1,000 Bamboo Villages
The 1,000 bamboo villages project was announced by Arief Rabik at the COP21 [9]. As part of the project, degraded land is being converted into productive bamboo plantations which are independently managed by local communities. The bamboo is then used to manufacture products like bamboo laminates, textiles, paper and pulp which can be sold at a profit on the global market [10]. On top of boosting rural household incomes, the conversion of degraded land to sustainably managed bamboo plantations can ‘lock in’ carbon through carbon sequestration and allow the production of products at low or even negative carbon emissions, contributing to the fight against climate change. The feasibility of carbon-neutral bamboo production has been suggested in a life cycle assessment (LCA). [11]
References
- ^ "Pemanfaatan Bambu Bisa Jadi Solusi Perubahan Iklim". Ministry of Environment and Forestry (Indonesia) (in Indonesian). Retrieved 06 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ "Australian-Indonesian bamboo project shines at COP26". Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. Retrieved 06 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ "The DFCD supports Indonesian bamboo company with a grant to build a factory to manufacture bamboo products". DFCD.
- ^ "Bamboo Pioneers: Linda Garland". World Bamboo.
- ^ "Bamboo Design Initiative". Rhode Island School of Design. Retrieved 06 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ I.V. Ramanuja Rao; Cherla B. Sastry; Brian Belcher; Madhav Karki; Trevor Williams (1996). Bamboo, People and the Environment – Volume 4: Socio-economics and Culture (Report). INBAR. Retrieved 06 April 2022.
{{cite report}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Bali and the chocolate factory". Financial Times. Retrieved 06 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ Environmental Bamboo Foundation (2021). Research, Development and Cost/Benefit Analysis of the Vertical Soak Diffusion Bamboo Preservation Method in a Medium Enterprise Setting (Report). Environmental Bamboo Foundation. Retrieved 06 April 2022.
{{cite report}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Bamboo Rangers – spearhead sustainable management". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 06 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ "1000 'BAMBOO VILLAGES': CAN INDONESIA'S MODEL INSPIRE OTHER BAMBOO RESOURCE COUNTRIES?". Inbar. Retrieved 05 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ P. van der Lugt; J.G. Vogtlander (2015). The Environmental Impact of Industrial Bamboo Products (PDF). https://www.inbar.int/resources/inbar_publications/the-environmental-impact-of-industrial-bamboo-products/ (Report). Beijing, China. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
From the results, based on use in Europe, it can be concluded that almost all industrial bamboo products are CO2 negative
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