EcoPlanet Bamboo Central America

EcoPlanet Bamboo Central America is rated 3 out of 5 in the category paper & forest products. Read and write reviews about EcoPlanet Bamboo Central America. EcoPlanet Bamboo’s Nicaragua bamboo plantations are split between 3 unique farms within the El Rama area of Nicaragua’s Atlantic Coast. This area underwent severe deforestation during the 1970s and 1980s for agriculture. Once exposed to severe rainfall, the shallow top soil was quickly eroded, and productivity of the soils rapidly decreased. Agriculture was stopped, and low intensity cattle farming occurred, resulting in high levels of soil compaction. Native Guadua aculeata bamboo is one of the few plants that is able to withstand these conditions. EcoPlanet Bamboo has been investing into these certified bamboo plantations in Nicaragua since 2011. They have been grown from seed and represent the first commercial plantations of Guadua Bamboo globally. EcoPlanet Bamboo Group is the largest owner and operator of commercial bamboo plantations outside of China. With bamboo plantations currently located in Central America, Southern Africa and West Africa, EcoPlanet Bamboo is leading the industrialization of bamboo as a tree free, deforestation free alternative fiber for timber manufacturing industries. The conversion of degraded land into certified bamboo plantations is coupled with innovative technology development to provide bamboo based solutions for products and markets that currently contribute to the deforestation of our world’s natural forests. Bamboo can be grown on degraded land, providing positive restoration properties while at the same time reducing deforestation and degradation through the provision of a sustainable source of fiber. Bamboo’s fast growth rate and high productivity results in significant volumes of fiber produced per area and input. New technology enables bamboo’s use in the manufacturing of most products that currently rely on wood as their raw fiber including pulp & paper, textiles, engineered timber and bioenergy. EcoPlanet Bamboo’s plantations can provide a secure and sustainable raw resource for industries, companies and consumers.