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Sep 25, 2009 · At present, the Caribbean and West Indies are known to have 4 genera and 36 species of native woody bamboos, with the richest bamboo diversity being in Cuba. Like Chile, the Caribbean the West Indies islands also do not have any natural distribution of the genus Guadua.
Apr 1, 2021 · Jamaican farmers will be the first to reap the benefits of Caribbean bamboo. Today, farmland in most of the English-speaking Caribbean ranges from 10-33% of land use.
- Daphne Ewing-Chow
Jan 2, 2020 · Bamboo is being heralded as the perfect alternative to plastic and styrofoam products as Jamaica moves into a new phase on bans against materials that are largely considered to be harmful to the environment.
Apr 24, 2017 · While the bamboo plant can be found in abundance in several Caribbean countries, the director of the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), Dr. Hans Friederich, said its importance and the possible role it could play in dealing with climate change have been missed by many of these countries.
Mar 25, 2022 · THE PARISH of Westmoreland is set to benefit from a multimillion US dollar investment of $337 million which will see the cultivation of 25,000 acres of farmlands to produce bamboo pulp for the global consumer tissue and personal hygiene industry.
May 18, 2021 · In what will be a game-changing achievement for Jamaica, Bamboo Bioproducts Ltd (BBP) will start construction in 2021 of the only dedicated bamboo market pulp mill in the Western Hemisphere in Frome, Westmoreland.
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EcoPlanet Bamboo owns and operates three bamboo plantations within the El Rama region of Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast. Combined these represent almost 10,000 acres of restored forest landscapes.
