Entrepreneurship and innovation are the two foundations on which the international network for Bamboo and Rattan has built its efforts in sustainable livelihood and economic development in Asia. INBAR, an international NGO based in Beijing, is building environmentally friendly social enterprises particularly in rural areas while providing effective conservation of the environment and of biodiversity.
For example, in Sichuan, Hunan and Yunnan in China, where the demand for bamboo has sharply increased, INBAR works with local communities to make sure that the natural bamboo forests are managed in a sustainable and biodiversity friendly way, as part of a green economy. In Ethiopia and Ghana in Africa, where firewood and charcoal are used widely for cooking and heating, but also causing rampant deforestation, INBAR works with local communities to develop charcoal made of renewable bamboo, to save the forests.
INBAR’s work, in particular the two projects in Sichuan and Africa, will be introduced by Dr J. Coosje Hoogendoorn. She is the Director General of INBAR, and a Dutch national. Before joining INBAR she has worked on biodiversity protection and rural development in countries such as Mexico, UK, the Netherlands and Italy.
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Speaker
Dr. J. Coosje Hoogendoorn, Director General
Dr. Hoogendoorn is Director General of INBAR since 2006. Previously Dr. Hoogendoorn has been Deputy Director General at the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI). She obtained her PhD from Wageningen University, the Netherlands. She has worked in Colombia, Costa Rica, the UK, Mexico, the Netherlands and Italy.
About The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR)
The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to improving the social, economic, and environmental benefits of bamboo and rattan. INBAR connects a global network of partners from the government, private, and not-for-profit sectors in over 50 countries to define and implement a global agenda for sustainable development through bamboo and rattan. INBAR’s Headquarters are in Beijing, and there are also small offices in India, Ethiopia, Ghana and Ecuador.