Back in Vietnam to discuss bamboo and rattan
I lived in Vietnam from 1994 to 2000, and visited several times until 2004, when I moved to Switzerland. I have not been back since, and all-of-a-sudden found myself back…
I lived in Vietnam from 1994 to 2000, and visited several times until 2004, when I moved to Switzerland. I have not been back since, and all-of-a-sudden found myself back…
A few weeks ago, I attended the Eco Forum Global in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province in southern China. This was the fifth annual meeting of the forum, and it turned…
I am in Ethiopia, for the launch of the second phase of the Sustainable Land Management Programme, which lives under the name of SLMP2. The programme is part of…
I had the great pleasure of participating in the seventh future environmental trends conference organized by Institut Veolia in Washington DC on 29 and 30 May 2014. The conference was…
When I visited the Bamboo museu in Anji County, Zhejiang Province, China last week, I was photographed next to a bamboo bike. I know many people see bamboo bikes are…
On Saturday 8 March and Sunday 9 March, I visited Anji County in Zhejiang Province. Anji County produces nearly 20% of China’s bamboo industry, and half of the annual income…
Last week, I was asked to be panellist at the closing session of the World Congress on Agroforestry in Delhi. The topic for the panel discussion was agroforestry and the…
