WHAT IS ICBR?
Someone asked me yesterday: What is ICBR?…good question!
ANSWER: It is the International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan (ICBR). The ICBR was established in July 2000 and is affiliated to the State Forestry Administration (SFA) to provide services for the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), the first intergovernmental international organization headquartered in China;
With objectives to:
• support and assist INBAR to fulfill its mission;
• promote the sustainable development of bamboo and rattan in the world.
• promote international scientific cooperation and exchange on bamboo and rattan;
• foster senior professionals in the related areas;
• establish a modern international bamboo and rattan scientific and technological information network
• carry out bamboo and rattan training, seminars and publicity,
• provide services for INBAR.