The 25th anniversary of the establishment of the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization and the 2nd World Bamboo and Rattan Congress were recently held in Beijing. The two-day World Bamboo and Rattan Conference, with the theme of "Bamboo and Rattan - Nature-Based Sustainable Development Solutions", aims to promote the healthy development of the bamboo and rattan industry, help achieve the goal of carbon neutrality, explore new opportunities for the development of bamboo and rattan, and create a dialogue between bamboo and rattan. new platform.

The "Bamboo instead of plastic" initiative is based on the growing problem of plastic pollution threatening human health. According to an assessment report released by the United Nations Environment Programme, of the 9.2 billion tons of plastic products produced in the world, about 7 billion tons become plastic waste, which not only causes serious harm to marine and terrestrial ecosystems, endangers human health, but also aggravates global climate change.
It is urgent to reduce plastic pollution. More than 140 countries around the world have clearly established relevant plastic prohibition and restriction policies, and actively seek and promote plastic alternatives. As a green, low-carbon and degradable biomass material, bamboo has great potential in this field.
Why use bamboo?

Bamboo is a precious wealth endowed by nature to human beings. Bamboo plants grow fast and are rich in resources. They are low-carbon, renewable, and recyclable high-quality materials. Especially with the development of science and technology, the application field of bamboo is constantly expanding, and it can widely replace plastic products. It has significant ecological, economic and social benefits.
As a clean and environmentally friendly natural resource, bamboo provides nature-based sustainable development solutions to global challenges such as addressing climate change, solving plastic pollution, eradicating absolute poverty, and achieving green development. In June this year, the Chinese government announced that it will jointly launch the "Bamboo instead of plastic" global development initiative with the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization. By developing innovative bamboo products to replace plastic products, the Chinese government will reduce plastic pollution and promote solutions to environmental and climate issues.
At this year's China International Fair for Trade in Services, the reporter saw the huge potential of bamboo in reducing plastic consumption and the development of low-carbon circular economy in the all-bamboo exhibition organized by the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization, the government of bamboo-producing areas and bamboo product enterprises. Outstanding advantages. In addition, bamboo winding composite materials such as bamboo winding pipe gallery and pipes exhibited by China Forestry Products Group at the Service Trade Fair also became the most popular exhibition at that time.