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Sep 25, 2009 · At present, the Caribbean and West Indies are known to have 4 genera and 36 species of native woody bamboos, with the richest bamboo diversity being in Cuba. Like Chile, the Caribbean the West Indies islands also do not have any natural distribution of the genus Guadua.
Apr 1, 2021 · Jamaican farmers will be the first to reap the benefits of Caribbean bamboo. Today, farmland in most of the English-speaking Caribbean ranges from 10-33% of land use.
- Daphne Ewing-Chow
Apr 24, 2017 · While the bamboo plant can be found in abundance in several Caribbean countries, the director of the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), Dr. Hans Friederich, said its importance and the possible role it could play in dealing with climate change have been missed by many of these countries.
Jan 2, 2020 · Bamboo is being heralded as the perfect alternative to plastic and styrofoam products as Jamaica moves into a new phase on bans against materials that are largely considered to be harmful to the environment.
Jan 17, 2020 · With an estimated 30 million hectares throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia and the Americas, bamboo can provide a significant contribution to combatting climate change in the developing world, particularly in rural communities.
May 18, 2021 · We’ve been talking about this for nearly twenty years. In what will be a game-changing achievement for Jamaica, Bamboo Bioproducts Ltd (BBP) will start construction in 2021 of the only dedicated bamboo market pulp mill in the Western Hemisphere in Frome, Westmoreland.
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This paper documents the past and present uses of bamboo in Jamaica. Since its. introduction to the island, the "common" bam- boo, Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. -the "most com- mon bamboo in the world" (Farrelly 1984)-has become ubiquitous and is used in a great variety of ways.
