Sustainable Bamboo Development

315 Pages·2018·31.36 MB·English

by  Z. Zhu

Sustainable Bamboo Development

Sustainable Bamboo Development
Zhu Zhaohua
Former Professor and (retired) Senior Researcher, Chinese Academy of Forestry
Distinguished Fellow of the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR)
Honourable Chairman of the Academic Association of Forest Ecology, Chinese
Society of Forestry
and
Jin Wei
Training Coordinator of the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization
(INBAR, originally the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan)
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Names: Zhu, Zhaohua, author. | Jin, Wei, author.
Title: Sustainable bamboo development / Zhu Zhaohua, Jin Wei.
Description: Boston, MA : CABI, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references
and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017029485 (print) | LCCN 2017031464 (ebook) | ISBN
9781786394026 (pdf) | ISBN 9781786394033 (ePub) | ISBN
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Subjects: LCSH: Bamboo. | Bamboo--Economic aspects.
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Contents
Brief Introduction to the Authors vii
Other Contributors ix
Forewords xi
Preface xvii
Acknowledgements xxv
1 Introduction 1
1.1 The Imbalanced Status of Bamboo Development in the World 1
1.2 The Co-efforts of the IDRC, IFAD and a Number of Countries in Promoting
Bamboo Sectors in the World, and the Establishment of INBAR 2
1.3 The WBO and WBC as Important International Cooperation
and Exchange Platforms 3
1.4 The Impacts of International Training Activities in China on World
Awareness of Bamboo and its Roles 5
1.5 The Development of Bamboo Industries in Bamboo-producing Regions 6
1.6 Difficulties in Bamboo Industry Development Still Exist in
Some Countries and Regions 6
1.7 The Purposes of the Book 7
References 8
2 The Contribution of Bamboo to Human Beings Is Far
More Than Is Imagined 9
2.1 Bamboo is One of the Easiest to be Sustainably Managed
(Self-renewable) Plants 9
2.2 Bamboos Are Fast-growing with High Productivity and Economic Value 13
2.3 Bamboos Are Important Members of the Ecosystem 31
2.4 Bamboo Materials Have Certain Advantages Over Tree Timbers, which
They Can Widely Replace and So Reduce Deforestation 40
2.5 Bamboos Play Important Roles in Supporting Human Lives,
and Have a Splendid and Long Cultural History 52
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2.6 The Specialities of Bamboo Use in Environmental Beautification,
and in Landscaping and Gardening 99
2.7 Summary: Bamboos and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 108
Note 109
References 109
3 Key Issues Affecting the Sustainable Development of the Bamboo Sector 112
3.1 Resources Are the Foundations of Bamboo Industry Development 112
3.2 An Elaborate Bamboo Development Plan Is Key to Avoiding a Detour 125
3.3 Product Development and Structure Optimization 129
3.4 Demonstration Sites: the Guarantee for Success 156
3.5 Policy Support: Key to Sustainable Development of the Bamboo Sector 168
3.6 Personnel, Institutional Capacity Building and Multi-participation 191
3.7 Market Development 221
3.8 Pay Attention to Bamboo Product Innovation and the Sector’s Life Cycle 229
Note 242
References 242
4 Develop or Create a Featured Bamboo Industry According
to Local Conditions 245
4.1 Identify a Strategic Plan Suitable for Local Conditions and Characteristics 245
4.2 Explore the Breakthrough Point of Bamboo Sector Development 247
4.3 The Status of Bamboo Resources Is the Fundamental Basis
of the Bamboo Sector 250
4.4 Pay Attention to the Development Planning of Enterprises Before Investing 257
4.5 The Government Should Play an Active Role in Bamboo Sector Development 259
Annex 1: Abstract of the Development Plan for China’s
Bamboo Industries (2013–2020) 264
A1.1 Geographical Distribution and Characteristics of Bamboo Resources in China 264
A1.2 Current Development of the Bamboo Industry in China 265
A1.3 Developmental Plans for the Chinese Bamboo Industries 267
A1.4 Key Tasks for China’s Bamboo Industries 268
Annex 2: Report on a Chinese Consultancy for The Bamboo Company
in Vietnam 272
A2.1 Introduction 272
A2.2 Problems and Solutions 272
A2.3 Technical Problems in the Processing of Bamboo Flooring
and Possible Solutions 275
A2.4 Suggestions to the Company’s Production Management 275
A2.5 Possible Future Chinese Cooperation with the Company 279
Index 281
Brief Introduction to the Authors
Zhu Zhaohua
Prof. Zhu Zhaohua graduated from the Faculty of Botanical Ecology, Lanzhou University, China
in 1962. He is a former Deputy Director of the Forestry Research Institute of the Chinese Academy
of Forestry (CAF), and a former Director of the International Farm Forestry Training Institute of
CAF. He is also a former Director of the Department of International Cooperation of the CAF,
Honourable Chairman of the Academic Association of Forest Ecology, Chinese Society of Forestry,
former Deputy Director General of INBAR (the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan,
known since May 2017 as the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization) and an INBAR Dis-
tinguished Fellow.
As a Senior Researcher who has conducted forestry science over more than 50 years, Prof. Zhu
Zhaohua has especially important achievements in research on the rehabilitation of natural second-
ary forests, the rehabilitation of degraded lands, the optimization of agroforestry models, Paulownia
cultivation technology and genetic improvement, integrated mountain sustainable development,
and key issues affecting the sustainable developments of non-timber forestry products and bamboo
sectors. He has had many national and international awards, of which some of the most outstand-
ing are: designation by the China State Council in 1991 as ‘The Special Contribution Scientist of
State’; receipt of the first award of the title of ‘Man of the Trees’ by the International Richard St.
Barbe Baker Foundation (formerly ‘the Men of the Trees’, now the International Tree Foundation)
for contributions to developing rural forestry in China (1985); designation by the then Prime Minis-
ter of Canada – Jean Chrétien – on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the International Devel-
opment Research Centre (IDRC) as a world outstanding scientist who has contributed to leading
international cooperation projects (1995); the titles of All Life Research Professor of Indian Acad-
emy of Forestry (1995) and Honorable Member of the American Society of Foresters (2002); and
the bestowing of the ‘World Bamboo Pioneer Award’ by World Bamboo Organization at the 10th
World Bamboo Congress in South Korea (2015).
From 1987 to 1998, Prof. Zhu Zhaohua organized eight international training workshops on
agroforestry and multipurpose tree species (1990–1997) and organized 4 training courses on Forest
Ecology for Cottbus University of Germany. From 1999 to 2015, with the sponsorship of The China
Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), he conducted 19 training workshops on bamboo and
rattan development, and at the request of various international organizations and countries, he pro-
vided 25 training courses and study tours on bamboo and rattan development. The total number of
participants in the above training activities amounted to over 1400 professionals from 64 countries.
During the past 38 years, he has also been invited to visit 26 countries worldwide to provide consult-
ancy services on agroforestry, bamboo and rattan development.
Prof. Zhu Zhaohua’s e-mail address is [email protected]
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Professor Zhu Zhaohua
Jin Wei
Jin Wei has an MA in Journalism from the School of Journalism & Communications, Peking Univer-
sity. She has 19 years of experience working in international development and capacity building for
developing countries in INBAR, and has accumulated a certain amount of knowledge and experi-
ence in non-timber forest product development and rural sustainable development, as well as in
related policy making and strategy identification. She has taken on major responsibilities in the or-
ganization of more than 30 international seminars and training workshops, in which total number
of international participants exceeded 1000. Jin Wei also has16 years of experience in organiza-
tional public relations development, and much experience in conferences and publications.
Jin Wei’s e-mail address is [email protected]
Jin Wei
Other Contributors
Ramesh Chandra Chaturvedi, Saket, 11 Prem Nagar, Sapru Marg, Lucknow 226001, India. E-mail:
[email protected]
Ximena Londoño, Carrera 5 #14-26, Montenegro, Quindío, Colombia. E-mail: [email protected]
Romualdo L. Sta Ana, 7-2425 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg R3J 0N2, Canada. E-mail: romisantana@
yahoo.com
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