My story for China Daily on 22 December 2021
COP 26 finally shakes the trees By HANS FRIEDERICH | China Daily | Updated: 2021-12-22 08:08 JIN DING/CHINA DAILY Multispecies afforestation is an imperative need to reduce carbon dioxide and…
COP 26 finally shakes the trees By HANS FRIEDERICH | China Daily | Updated: 2021-12-22 08:08 JIN DING/CHINA DAILY Multispecies afforestation is an imperative need to reduce carbon dioxide and…
Introduction Bamboo is a collective name for a group of botanical species that all belong to the grass family, the Graminea. The term applies both to the living plant and…
During the 20th Anniversary of INBAR, the Foreign Languages Press from China published the “100 Heroes of China’s Bamboo Industry”. The book is a snapshot of “who-is-who” in the bamboo…
This year’s Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) took place in Beijing, China. The event, hosted by President Xi Jinping brought together delegations from Africa and China led by their Heads…
The first Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress, BARC 2018, opened on 25th June 2018, in Beijing, China. Although it is already two months ago, I want to use this moment…
Greening “One Belt – One Road” with bamboo and rattan This morning, I attended the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) Annual General Meeting for a…
Last month, I read “the Siege of Tsingtao” by Jonathan Fenby. This is a book that describes the battle between the German forces in the port of Qingdao and the…
Last Friday, I left Bejing with my colleague Dr Fu Jinhe and my wife Bee to travel south to Zhejiang Province, and more specifically to Suichang County, which is the…
I have spent one week of discussions, briefing notes and interactions with my new colleagues in INBAR. One of the issues that has come up a number of times is…
