<*>[Attachment(s) from Fu Jinhe included below]Dear All,
FYI
Jinhe
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发件人: Christoph Kätsch [mailto:chk2310@googlemail.com]
发送时间: 2014年2月20日 21:15
收件人: African Bamboo Abdunaser Bedri; Danayit GIZ ET' 'Tadesse; Dohse Chris; Duri <khalid. duri@african-bamboo. com> Khalid; F. Patrick Graz; Fu Jinhe; Jonathan Kamwi; Kruk Gabriele; Melaku Tadesse; Minn Yazar; Nancy Ibrahim; Phakamisa George; Philipp GIZ ET Conze-Roos; San Win; Shelley Birnie
主题: First Call: International Conference/Seminar on Bamboo in Africa: 24-28 November, 2014, Pretoria, South Africa
重要性: 高
** High Priority **
Dear Colleagues,
Please find attached the first call for the International Conference on Bamboo in Africa. We will appreciate if you can circulate widely to potential participants in your institutions and/or region.
Bamboo including Rattan has been identified as one of the most promising renewable resource on the globe. It has been widely used in traditional housing, forestry and agroforestry in many countries around the globe but has received increasing attention for its economics and environmental values over the past 20 years. The physical and environmental properties make it an exceptional economic resource for a wide range of uses and closely linked to it for poverty reduction. Bamboo generally grows on marginal land which is not suitable for forestry or agriculture and is often used as an agroforestry crop. It grows at enormous rates without depletion or deterioration of the soil. It can be harvested annually without using highly specialized equipment and is used as substitute for wood in pulp and paper production, board and charcoal production. Considering the role of Bamboo as substitute for woody products, propagation of these plants can also contribute in combatting forest depletion and the threats to carbon stocks.
In many Asian countries such as China, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and others a powerful industry has been established delivering a wide variety of Bamboo-products to all parts of the globe.
In Africa, hosting only few species of Bamboo, the potential of this unique renewable resource has generally been recognized in many countries. Current projects in eastern Africa and others already laid foundations for successful implementation of small and medium sized Bamboo-industries.
In order to further promote Bamboo in Africa the Faculty of Natural Sciences, of the University of Pretoria along with the International Society for Sustainable Development & Agriculture (ISSDA) and the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) invites scientists from different disciplines, forest managers and other interested colleagues to share their experiences with Bamboo on an international conference. This conference aims at presenting practical experiences as well as up-to-date scientific findings about Bamboo as a unique renewable resource on the local, regional and international level.
Please note: For those wishing to sponsor the event, please let us know for further discussion on modalities and inclusion of your organization's logo in subsequent publications.
Yours Sincerely,
Paxie Chirwa
Christoph Kätsch
Prof Paxie WC Chirwa
University of Pretoria
SAFCOL Forest Chair & Director, Postgraduate Forest Programme RM 5-15, Plant Sciences Complex Corner of Lynwood Rd & Roper St Hatfield 0028 SOUTH AFRICA Tel +27(0)12 420 3213/3177 Cell +27(0)82 852 3386 Fax +27(0)12 420 4120 Alt
Email: forestscience@up.ac.za
Website: www.up.ac.za/forestry
Prof. CH Kätsch
HAWK Faculty Resource Management, Büsgenweg 1a, D 37077 Göttingen, Germany,
Phone: +49(0) 551 5032 242
<*>Attachment(s) from Fu Jinhe:
<*> 1 of 1 File(s) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bamboo-plantations/attachments/folder/730833055/item/list
<*> International Seminar-Conference on Bamboo in Africa-November 2014.PDF
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