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PBR's focus on Integrated Resource Systems feature:
- Sustainable bamboo agroforestry; robust farm & NTFP portfolios
- Healthy farmers & soils & habitats; no use of harmful petrol-chemical fertilizers or pesticides
- Clean water conservation & restoration; rainwater harvesting
- Production & efficient use of renewable fuels & energies
- Carbon dioxide management & reduction; designs for benign emissions
- Organic recycling, composting & vermi-composting; waste = food
- Production of organic foods & fibers
- Appropriate technology transfer; "green" building & construction
- Interdisciplinary training & educational programs; individual, group and community empowerment
- Collaborative "eco-industry" best practice design, implementation & leadership; Facility performance assessments & whole-system accounting
- Inclusive community & economic development
- Development of diversified product portfolios & associated local / international "concentric" markets
- Real-time performance monitoring & data management with web support.
- In a word, we consult and design for -- integrity.
Welcome
Pacific Bamboo Resources (PBR) supports international sustainable community and economic development via innovative usage of bamboo resources for social, economic and environmental benefit.
The fast-paced growth of bamboo industries worldwide brings leadership responsibilities for "eco-industry" best-practices that demonstrate commitments of well-being to people, profit and planet.
Unfortunately, bamboo cultivation, manufacturing and fulfillment chains are often petrol-chemical and energy-intensive whose "carbon footprints" advance impacts of climate change and compromise the inherent qualities of bamboo resources.
As petroleum costs vary, PBR seeks opportunities for innovation and stability. A future with bamboo must be renewable, integral -- sustainable.
PBR offers educational and technical support for Integrated Resource Systems (IRS) that mimic natural ecosystem functions and harmonize cultivation, processing, manufacturing and market fulfillment for optimal performance, client and consumer satisfaction, and economic vitality.
The side-bar at right presents elements of our Integrated Resource System (IRS) designs. Via on-site consultations and internet communications, we offer contiguous, whole-system support.
We are proud to be the leader for advancing resilient Integrated Resource System performance for international bamboo industry sectors -- our niche is our commitment.
We enjoy affiliations across the global "bamboo belt" -- Bangladesh, China, India, Philippines, Vietnam, Pacific and Caribbean island countries, and the Americas.
Contact us for more information.
Learn about our Sustainability Internships.
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Why bamboo as a "catalyst" for sustainable development?
- Bamboo is a valuable NTFP (non-timber forest product) and supports many current and future needs for sustainable raw material streams.
- As a grass (not a tree), bamboo can grow to
maturity in one growing season, yielding many harvests over a typical
25-50 year tree life cycle.
- Each day, hundreds of millions of people worldwide depend on bamboo for their livelihoods -- global market value is estimated at US$7 billion and growing.
- Bamboo generates renewable crops, jobs and income while thriving on carbon and nitrogen -- and so helping to stabilize climates, soils and economies at once.
- Strong, durable, light-weight and with thousands of uses -- as food, fuels, paper & board products, housing & building materials, transportation, etc. -- bamboo offers a cost-effective complement to plastic, metal and wood materials.
- Integrating
sustainable bamboo cultivation, manufacturing and marketing processes
into
local and regional economic development plans can be rewarding --
existing farming,
logging and rural / urban manufacturing sectors (and their communities)
could enjoy
economic stability derived from new NTFP resources, jobs and products.
Inquiries and event announcements are welcome.
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