7th August 2020

THE SAINT LUCIA NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL ENCOURAGES SAINT LUCIANS TO SIGN UP FOR THE “BAMBOO USE TRAINING” PROGRAMME

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The Global Enterprises Management Solutions LLC collaborates with International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation INBAR to launch a series of webinars on the uses of Bamboo in St. Lucia

Global Enterprises Management Solutions LLC. (GEMS) in collaboration with the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation -INBAR launches a series of webinars on Bamboo, in St. Lucia.

These webinars are geared towards positioning bamboo as a valuable local commodity which could reduce unemployment amongst youth and even create opportunities for entrepreneurs.

Bamboo can be used in the production of handicraft and furniture as well as for construction and environmental applications such as soil regeneration, water sources protection, soil erosion prevention, bioremediation, ecosystem services, carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation, among other.

Youth Activists, Community Leaders, Agricultural Enthusiasts and Policy Makers interested in sustainability and agriculture are encouraged to sign up to benefit from this programme. The first webinar in the series is “An Introduction to Bamboo.”
Date: August 12, 2020 Time: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00p.m.

This webinar will be facilitated online.
Interested persons should register on Eventbrite. Click the following link to register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/an-introduction-to-bamboo-tickets-115209237932

For more information, contact: Windia Krishna Jaunai
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone: 5189201

ABOUT
Established in 1997, the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR) is an intergovernmental development Organisation that promotes environmentally sustainable development using bamboo and rattan. It is currently made up of 46 Member States. In addition to its Secretariat Headquarters in China, INBAR has five Regional Offices in Cameroon, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana and India.

Bamboo, the fast-growing grass plant, and rattan, the spiky climbing palm, can be important nature-based solutions to a number of pressing global challenges, for poverty alleviation, green trade, climate change mitigation and adaptation, resilient construction and environmental protection. INBAR’s mission is to improve the well-being of producers and users of bamboo and rattan within the context of a sustainable bamboo and rattan resource base, by consolidating, coordinating and supporting strategic and adaptive research and development.

Bamboo and rattan grow locally to some of the world’s poorest communities in the tropics and subtropics, and have many uses, providing a vast range of sustainable products, livelihood options and ecosystem services. If we can harness the potential of bamboo and rattan, the Global South will be closer to achieving its ambitious development, climate and environmental aims, including the Sustainable Development Goals, green growth, REDD+ targets, the Paris Agreement commitments, and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.

Global Enterprises Management Solutions, LLC, (GEMS) is headed by Wilson Jn. Baptiste who believes that this training has the capacity to serve as a catalyst for economic development while protecting sensitive natural and cultural heritage sites for future generations.

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