An introduction to the Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress 2018 (BARC 2018), given at an event co-hosted by INBAR and the Royal Embassy of the Netherlands in Beijing on 24 May.

1. BARC 2018 Briefing
24 May 2018, Beijing
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2. • First and only IGO with
Headquarters in China;
• 20 years old in 2017;
• Congratulatory letter from
President Xi Jinping;
• International Commodity
Body;
• UN Observer.
INBAR

3. • Promote bamboo and
rattan for sustainable
development;
• Support 43 Member
states to achieve their
SDGs;
• South-South Cooperation.
MANDATE

5. 1000-1200 PARTICIPANTS
 Several full Ministers;
 A number of Vice-Ministers and
local politicians;
 Government delegations;
 A range of UN agencies;
 Conservation NGOs, CGIAR
centres, ITTO;
 Private sector representatives and
architects from around the world;
 MANY students!

6. OPENING – 25 JUNE
 Opening ceremony with high-level
speeches and video messages
from Chinese leaders and INBAR
Member Heads of State
 Ministerial Forum with full
minister speeches and dialogue
with vice-Ministers
 Signing a number of agreements

7. PLENARY SESSION EVERY DAY
1. Bamboo and Rattan for South-
South Cooperation and the Belt
and Road
2. Bamboo and Rattan for Climate
Change
3. Bamboo and Rattan Innovation
and Industrial Development

8. DAY 1
SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION

9. DAY 1 – ANDEAN REGION
Bamboo development in
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

10. DAY 1 – EXPO 2019
Bamboo in Beijing Horticultural Expo 2019
INBAR will have 3,100 square metres

11. DAY 1 – URBAN DEVELOPMENT

12. DAY 2 – CLIMATE CHANGE
Plenary discussion with
input for UNFCCC
Life Cycle Analysis of
bamboo products
Sustainable forest
management
Carbon sequestration

13. DAY 2 – AFRICA
Three sessions to discuss future bamboo
and rattan developments in East, Central
and West Africa

14. DUTCH-SINO-EAST AFRICA
BAMBOO PROJECT

15. DAY 2 – LAND RESTORATION
FAO-INBAR-NEPAD report

16. DAY 2 – PANDA NATIONAL PARK
BINGO/UNESCO discussions with NFGA
about Panda National Park in China

17. DAY 3 – INNOVATION
• Bamboo composites for drainage
pipes, railway carriages and
rooms
• Rattan to repair broken bones
• Bamboo for manufacturing of
telegraph poles
• Bamboo textile production
• The latest developments of glues
and adhesives

18. DAY 3 – GENDER
 Women’s empowerment through bamboo

19. DAY 3 – CERTIFICATION
Access to the global market

20. DAY 3 – PRIVATE SECTOR

21. REGISTRATION
• 25 – 27 June 2018
• National Convention Centre
• Need for registration of all
participants
• Forms available

22. Thank you
www.inbar.int