Peggy Stern, South American Regional Director of BOTA, will be participating in the World Expo Shanghai as a speaker at the 2010 International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) Congress on May 20-22. She will give presentations on experiences with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification of bamboo forests and plantations in Latin American and the […]
...click to read moreGib Cooper November 27 at 6:59pm
A cooperative project jointly funded by Association of Zoological Horticulture (AZH) and Bamboo of the Americas (BOTA) under the supervision of Jorge Lezcano of University of Panama.
By Jorge Lezcano (Edited by Gib Cooper) November 26, 2009)
Bamboos are forest grasses that form a common component of neotropical ecosystems. In Panama bamboos […]
Mike Bostwick, Associate Horticulture Director at the San Diego Zoo is collaborating with BOTA Director, Gib Cooper, and Iris Rojas, Administrator of Summit Zoo Botanical Garden in Panama to assist in developing a plan for renovating the botanical garden’s Bamboo Walk.
Summit Municipal Park was created in 1923 as an experimental tropical garden administered by the […]
Bamboo events continue to be added to the schedule of the of the World Forestry Congress coming up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 18-23 this year. Here is the list of the activities related to bamboo forestry to date and hope that all of you can attend. This is a good opportunity to participate and […]
...click to read moreBamboo of the Americas (BOTA) is the only conservation organization actively publicizing and developing strategies for improving the environmental status of native bamboo in the Americas.
The OBA (an Oregon based 501(c)-3 non-profit) directors voted to amend the by-laws to include wording that expands the chapter’s role in bamboo conservation by adding these objectives:
~To promote conservation […]
An easy dozen bamboo loving travelers spent for two weeks touring in Ecuador. Sue Turtle, ABS and BOTA treasurer and Gib Cooper helped to develop and manage the tour. Gib Cooper is executive director of the only advocate group dedicated to education and conservation of native American bamboos that includes one-third of the world’s species […]
...click to read more2008 BOTA Eco-tour to Ecuador with Dr. Peggy Stern
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The following itinerary covers a lot of ground in the small country of Ecuador and provides opportunities to see many aspects of bamboo, including different native bamboo species in their natural habitat, certified plantations of commercial bamboo, community bamboo management and processing, and both utilitarian […]
Editor’s Note: The species news that follows illustrates the environmental “Achilles Heel” to many Native American bamboo species. Many habitats are small and little is known about them yet in some cases they may be extremely valuable resources with uses yet to be discovered. GUADUA ZULOAGAE – New and PetrifiedIMAGE OF FOSSIL SPECIMENRecent articles have […]
...click to read moreOur good friend, Dr. Teresa Mejia sent us the folowing news:
The Ecology Istitute’s Francisco Javier Clavijero Botanical Garden in Xalapa, Veracruz is celebrating its 30 year anniversary. July is the month of bamboo with several events and activities designed to celebrate its relations with this grass. She states that beginning on July 5 is the […]