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Philippine Bamboo Policy: From the 2015 Roadmap to the Kawayan Act
In 2015, the Philippine government published a remarkably candid document about its own bamboo industry. The Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Roadmap said, in plain language, that there was little reliable data on the industry, not enough raw material, no single...
Bamboo Greenhouses: Three Designs Worth Knowing
A greenhouse is a warm, humid, wet place, which is exactly the kind of environment that tests a bamboo structure. And yet bamboo keeps showing up in greenhouse designs, because it's cheap, local, and quick to build with. For a smallholder farmer, the difference...
Bamboo Unboxed: Highlights from the 5th Bamboost Forum in the Philippines
On September 30, 2026, more than 100 builders, engineers, researchers, and policymakers gathered at the Maybank Performing Arts Theater in Taguig City for a full day devoted to a single idea: that bamboo is ready for serious construction. The occasion was the 5th...
Engineered Bamboo Without the China Trap: Webinar Recap
Whenever someone tells me they want to plant bamboo, I ask the same question: what are you going to make with it? It sounds simple, but it decides whether a plantation becomes a business or an expensive hobby. Without a buyer at the end of the chain, it's hard to...
A Buyer’s Guide to Sourcing and Importing Commercial Bamboo
Bamboo is one of the most versatile and fast-growing renewable materials on earth, but for many companies it still sits somewhere between “interesting idea” and “unclear supply chain.” This collection of Frequently Asked Questions aims to help those exploring bamboo...
Growing Bamboo for Carbon Credits in 2026
To encourage the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere, the carbon credit trading system incentivizes farmers, foresters, and industrialists to initiate carbon-negative projects, rewarding them with monetarily valuable credits. At the same time,...