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The Bamboo Forest Cools the G20 Summit in Bali
Under the shade of of a bamboo forest, an open space created for all who love the earth. Enjoy a cup of coffee and market snacks at the Bamboo Forest and celebrate the culture of Indonesia. The Bamboo Forest is an official side event of the G20 Summit from 10 to 17...
Pasar Bambu at Turetogo Bamboo Campus in NTT
Inspired by the Spedagi Movement's Pasar Papringan, a traditional market held in a bamboo grove in Java, we held a Bamboo Market on our Turetogo Bamboo Campus in NTT! It was a huge success, with traditional performances using bamboo instruments, bamboo toys and...
Winners of the 2022 “Bamboo for the People” Photo Competition
In honor of World Bamboo Day 2022, we held a "Bamboo for the People" Photo Competition. We had so many incredible entries that truly showed us the depth and breadth of Indonesia's economic, cultural and environmental relationship with bamboo. In first place: "The...
Why Women are the Key to Climate Change Mitigation
In Ngada Regency, central Flores, thousands of people live in villages close to forest areas that are home to dense thickets of old bamboo. These towering green poles were not planted by the villagers, however, but by their ancestors. Before their involvement in...
Bamboo Pioneer Desy Ekawati: guiding Indonesia’s national bamboo strategy
Welcome to another of our Bamboo Pioneers, a series where we shine the light on people who are bamboo giants. This time we talked with Ibu Desy Ekawati, our long-time collaborator. Desy Ekawati is an Indonesian bamboo activist who works at the Research and Development...
Environmental Bamboo Foundation signs MOU with SEAD Plant in Malaysia
The Environmental Bamboo Foundation (EBF) has joined forces with SEAD Plant, signing an MOU in June 2022 to facilitate transfer of knowledge between the two organizations with the aim of growing the Bamboo Village Initiative in South East Asia. This is the first time...
Bamboo bike diplomacy between Indonesia and Australia
EBF Appreciates Jokowi's Gift of a Spedagi Bamboo Bike to Australian PM The Environmental Bamboo Foundation (EBF) appreciates President Jokowi's gesture to invite Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to ride a bicycle and gift him a Spedagi bamboo bicycle during...
President’s Working Visit in NTT: Jokowi greets Bamboo Mamas in Ngada
In the midst of heavy rains that hit Ngada, the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Ir. H. Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo took the time to visit the Turetogo Bamboo Campus on Wednesday afternoon (1/6) and greet the Mama Bambu, women pioneers who...
Bamboo Pioneers: Elizabeth Widjaja
Elizabeth Widjaja, Indonesian Bamboo Researcher Bamboo can only be grown in 80 countries. Indonesia has at least 176 species of bamboo out of a total of 1620 bamboo species in the world. 105 of those endemic species of bamboo in Indonesia cannot be found anywhere else...