Journal of Bamboo and Rattan最新文献

{"title":"China's experience in trade statistics on bamboo and rattan","authors":"Hongman Jin","doi":"10.1163/156915903322700449","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/156915903322700449","url":null,"abstract":"Bamboo and rattan (B&R) are important non-wood forest products whose annual world trade is currently estimated to be more than US$ 10 billion. However, the huge economic and social importance of the B&R sector, whether at national or global level, is based on estimations because of the complication and scattered existence of information sources. In China, the B&R industry and its export activities are well developed, and a comparatively good system and a more detailed commodity classification have been adopted to collect the information. This paper will offer an introduction to China's international statistical system for B&R data and trade development in the recently years.","PeriodicalId":39305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bamboo and Rattan","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72616553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bamboo and rattan products and trade","authors":"M. Lobovikov","doi":"10.1163/156915903322700421","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/156915903322700421","url":null,"abstract":"Forest cover in most of the developed countries has stabilized and tends to grow increasing quality and growing stock. The situation in most of the developing countries is just opposite. Population pressure, growing agriculture, shifting cultivation, widespread use of wood for fuel, inefficient processing and the economic development agenda cause forest devastation and desertification in the developing world. In the meantime, most of the developing countries in tropical and subtropical areas have a good option to partly substitute timber for alternatives such as bamboo and rattan. Recent statistical trends reveal a changing paradigm of bamboo and rattan management and use.","PeriodicalId":39305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bamboo and Rattan","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80772793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bamboo livelihood development planning, monitoring and analysis through GIS and remote sensing","authors":"Shalabh P. Bharadwaj, Siva Subramanian, S. Manda, Taniya Ray, Prabir Mukherjee, I. Rao","doi":"10.1163/156915903322700476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/156915903322700476","url":null,"abstract":"The North-Eastern region of India is endowed with rich bio-diversity. The total forest cover in the region is around 60% of the total geographical area. Bamboo accounts for approximately 7% percent of the total forest cover of the region [1]. Due to its inherent qualities and abundance in the region, it has become a part of the life of local communities. For sustainable micro-level development, scientific planning of bamboo resource is required. GIS and remote sensing are effectively used for bamboo resource management and planning in parts of two states of the region, i.e. Manipur and Tripura.","PeriodicalId":39305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bamboo and Rattan","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76472154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Public constructions made with bamboo: lessons learnt from the 'Vergiate bamboo pavilion' in Northern Italy","authors":"P. Vantomme, N. Braulin, Valeria Chioetto, W. Liese","doi":"10.1163/156915903322700403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/156915903322700403","url":null,"abstract":"Bamboo-made constructions appear to have a good market potential in developed countries and could involve developing-country-based suppliers of bamboo materials. Bamboo is one of the rare commodities that can be harvested by local people; be handled with low-capital equipment; be fabricated in craft industries; and yet still can be sold in the so-called developed world. Therefore, trade in bamboo products can contribute to poverty alleviation in rural areas of developing countries. Bamboo furniture, parquet or handicrafts have already established a distinct and growing market niche in many countries. The paper considers the use of bamboo materials for building public or private constructions in developed countries such as: garden houses, pergolas, pavilions and carports. Complex technical and legal requirements are involved when using bamboo poles in buildings. In spite of the versatility of bamboo and the progress made in technology and design for bamboo-made constructions, still a number of technical, legal, trade and marketing-related issues will require further development before a market for bamboo construction products in developed countries can really take-off. Although the possibilities of using bamboo as a structural material are really amazing, bamboo is still largely ignored by building codes and legislation across many countries. Some constraints and implications for using bamboo as a building material are highlighted in this paper. They are partly based on the construction process of the first permanent bamboo building for public use in Vergiate (Varese, northern Italy), from direct information and contacts, as well as from other experiences.","PeriodicalId":39305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bamboo and Rattan","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82412645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bamboo resources, enterprises and trade development opportunities for livelihood development and poverty reduction in Mozambique.","authors":"Jeevanandhan Duraisamy","doi":"10.1163/156915903322700458","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/156915903322700458","url":null,"abstract":"Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world with an area of 799 390 km2 and 17 million inhabitants. The country has vast land, water resources and good forest cover. Forests play an important role in livelihoods and economic development of the country. Food, shelter and energy needs of people in many rural areas are met from forests. Timber industries in the country contribute to the economic development by exploiting and trading valuable timber resources. Overexploitation of commercial timber species, charcoal production, shifting cultivation, forest fires, predatory hunting and illegal logging are threats of the sector. In this scenario bamboo, a vastly available resource in the north and central parts of the country could be used as an alternative to meet the emerging demands in a sustainable way. Bamboo is traditionally used in housing and agriculture. Trade of bamboo is informal in rural, urban markets and along roadsides. Many entrepreneurs have small enterprises selling raw bamboo, utilitarian items and furniture. This informal sector is growing rapidly and has the required potentials for formalizing and enhancing capacities of people and industrializing. The country is located at the Indian Ocean and already has trade links with southern and middle hinterland African countries. The power generation is rather surplus though poorly distributed and the road infrastructure is rapidly developing. The land tenure system is pro-poor, pro-private for long-term leasing. Present bamboo flowering provides an opportunity for reforestation and natural regeneration of the resource. Therefore, international agencies working in Mozambique and INBAR should play a vital role in initiating resource assessment and development of a 'Bamboo vision' for Mozambique. Participatory pilot process projects may be formulated to transfer capacities, research knowledge and appropriate technology to achieve the global goals of poverty reduction and environment development. Bamboo resources, enterprises and trade development could thereby lead to an economical and environmental 'win-win' situation for the poor and the government.","PeriodicalId":39305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bamboo and Rattan","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72874901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Statistics on resources, production and trade","authors":"P. Wardle","doi":"10.1163/156915903322700395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/156915903322700395","url":null,"abstract":"The collection of reliable statistical information is a skilled and costly business. The issue of statistics on bamboo and rattan is explored, illustrating the need, the problems and the possibilities for collecting information. The information need varies according to whether bamboo and rattan are important to households, to local communities, to industry or to national and international trade. In the main producing regions all these apply, while in importing regions industry and trade are the dominant concerns. Although this information is important to people actively dealing with aspects of bamboo and rattan in the economy, data may be difficult to collect. Specific information on these topics may have small significance for general assessment of the national economy or of international trade. Bamboo and rattan are often harvested and processed, marketed and utilised by rural households with no formal records. The production in the commercial system often involves small scale of operation and a wide range of products. The current state of data collection is problematical. Though the data for China are rather comprehensive, for other important producer countries the available data are limited and not consistently available over time. The available data hardly give an indication of the scope and importance of bamboo and rattan for rural communities. Trade data provides broad indications of magnitude but specific data is lacking. Recommendations on the development of bamboo and rattan information involve in the first place the initiative and commitment of the countries, communities and enterprises to which the products are important and the collaboration and support of a number of international organisations. These would focus on resource assessment, production and activity surveys and improvement of international trade data.","PeriodicalId":39305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bamboo and Rattan","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76337637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bamboo resources, uses and trade: the future?","authors":"I. Hunter","doi":"10.1163/156915903322700368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/156915903322700368","url":null,"abstract":"Bamboo products are well established in internal markets and on the world trade market. Accurate statistical information on this trade is difficult to find. International trade statistics suffer from outdated customs codes. However, the volume of world trade exceeds $2.5 billion and may reach $7 billion. Trade is generated from a narrow range of utilised species (perhaps 50 out of 1500 total bamboo species). Many under-utilised species are threatened by loss of forest habitat. The domesticated species could be more widely planted since bamboos are relatively tolerant of cold and of poor soils. Bamboo could be more widely used in construction: for example, bamboo can be used to reinforce cement, or to construct inexpensive houses and buildings that resist earthquakes and landslips. Also, bamboo can substitute for wood in many of wood's traditional uses - paper, fibreboard, glue-laminated furniture, panels and flooring. Edible bamboo shoots have developed rapidly in world markets. New uses for charcoal and medicine are developing. There will probably be insufficient wood to satisfy rapidly growing populations with higher living standards in (particularly) India and China. Bamboo can and probably will expand in quantity and quality of uses.","PeriodicalId":39305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bamboo and Rattan","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77255923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Growing imbalance between supply and demand for rattan","authors":"P. Vantomme","doi":"10.1163/156915903322700430","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/156915903322700430","url":null,"abstract":"A key objective of the joint FAO-INBAR-Sida Expert Consultation on Rattan Development (Dec. 2000) was to analyse the global supply situation and to formulate key requirements to guarantee a sustainable future supply of rattan. The meeting highlighted that most of the raw material for local processing and for supplying the rattan industry is still obtained by harvesting of unmanaged, wild rattan resources in natural tropical forests. Only a very small share is obtained from rattan plantations. The huge economic and social importance of the rattan sector is based on a dwindling stock of wild rattan mainly from forests of tropical Asia and, therefore, compromising its future outlook. However, there are no reliable statistics on the status of rattan resources at a regional level for Asia and Africa in order to assess if the supply situation is really critical or not. A preliminary review of available data on trade in rattan products showed that reported quantities remained within approximately the same levels from 1995 to 2001. When looking at data from the international trade in rattan products during this period, there seems to be no indication of an imbalance between supply and demand, neither that the global cane supply is decreasing. What has changed is the direction of trade: Indonesia is now the main exporter of cane and China is the world's biggest importer. Shortages in the supply of cane may indeed in some cases be caused by dwindling resources of rattan in the forests, but in the economically successfully performing countries of South East Asia, a shortage of cane is often more due to the fact that rural people are gradually less interested in rattan harvesting as other (and better) options to sustain their livelihoods become available.","PeriodicalId":39305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bamboo and Rattan","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75718507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Conception and feasibility of bamboo–precocious wood composite beams","authors":"Y. Amino","doi":"10.1163/156915903322555559","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/156915903322555559","url":null,"abstract":"Associating bamboo with weak precocious woods, a type of sandwich beam was conceived. This combination, having bamboo layers that act as a reinforcement, develops the usage of less marketed forest products. This paper is devoted to present the conception of this composite beam and its viability. Following the general description of the beam conception, the first half is focused on the manufacture feasibility including the bond ability of bamboo and the lamina production. In the latter half, in view of the realization, the supplemental cost of reinforcement related with the technical performance is discussed in respect of the economical viability of the product.","PeriodicalId":39305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bamboo and Rattan","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87600127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Growth performance of two bamboo species in new plantations","authors":"E. C. Fernández, A. Palijon, W. Liese, F. Esguerra, R. Murphy","doi":"10.1163/156915903322555522","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/156915903322555522","url":null,"abstract":"The growth performance of new stands of Dendrocalamus asper and Gigantochloa levis on marginal lands and fertilized with three organic fertilizers was assessed over a period of 4 years. The experimental site was in the UP Laguna-Quezon Land Grant in Real, Quezon, Philippines. The results have shown a very high survival (100%) rate and comparatively good growth and development of both species. The influence of the organic fertilizers on average number of shoot emergents, number of culms per clump, average height and culm diameter was only significant during the first year of plantation establishment. It is concluded that no statistically significant and consistent improvement in establishment of the clumps or growth and quality of the culms could be assigned to the effects of the organic fertilizers studied over the first four years of plantation establishment at this site.","PeriodicalId":39305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bamboo and Rattan","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84927611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}