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Priority species of bamboo and rattan - Bioversity International

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The <strong>International</strong> Network for Bamboo <strong>and</strong> Rattan (INBAR) is an intergovernmental<br />

organization established in 1997, by Treaty. As <strong>of</strong> December 1998, INBAR’s Establishment<br />

Agreement had been signed by 11 countries (Bangladesh, Canada, China, India,<br />

Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Peru, the Philippines <strong>and</strong> Tanzania). INBAR’s<br />

mission is to improve the social, economic <strong>and</strong> environmental benefits <strong>of</strong> <strong>bamboo</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>rattan</strong>. INBAR supports <strong>and</strong> coordinates core programmes in scientific research <strong>and</strong><br />

technology generation, <strong>and</strong> sustainable development programmes providing <strong>bamboo</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>rattan</strong> solutions for people <strong>and</strong> the environment. INBAR programmes link partners<br />

from the government, non-government, academic <strong>and</strong> corporate sectors with knowledge<br />

<strong>and</strong> technologies that directly improve the well-being <strong>of</strong> people in developing <strong>and</strong><br />

developed countries.<br />

INBAR publishes an ongoing series <strong>of</strong> Working Papers <strong>and</strong> Technical Reports,<br />

occassional monographs, reference materials <strong>and</strong> the INBAR Newsmagazine. It also<br />

provides an on-line library featuring relational databases on <strong>bamboo</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>rattan</strong> products,<br />

organizations, projects, experts <strong>and</strong> scientific information.<br />

Financial support for INBAR’s programes is provided by the Governments <strong>of</strong><br />

China <strong>and</strong> the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s, the <strong>International</strong> Development Research Centre (IDRC)<br />

<strong>of</strong> Canada <strong>and</strong> the United Nations Internaitonal Fund for Agricultural Development<br />

(IFAD).<br />

<strong>International</strong> Network for Bamboo <strong>and</strong> Rattan<br />

Branch Box 155, P O Box 9799<br />

Beijing<br />

P R China 1000101<br />

Tel No: 86-10-64956961/82<br />

Fax No: 86-10-64956962/83<br />

Email: info@inbar.org.cn<br />

Website: http://www.inbar.org.cn<br />

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