BACK HOME TODAY-REVIEWING THE OBJECTIVES
Monday, May 31st, 2010Let us look back at the Objectives of the Ministerial Workshop
The workshop was aimed at enhancing
1. the understanding of senior government officials from developing countries on the important role that bamboo and rattan has played in poverty alleviation.
2. the role of bamboo and rattan in environmental protection ( through high-level exchanges, visits and seminars) - the field trips that took the participants the forrest and to some factories has contributed a solid first hand experience of this)
3. the knowledge of how to implement sustainable development.
4. and deepening the friendship and cooperation between china and other developing countries. (travelling together on the bus and the opportunity to interact at meals worked very well)
The delegates were focused on the theme of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo “Better City, Better Life” demonstrating how various countries promote sustainable development through bamboo and rattan resources.
THE BAMBOO IS FIRST CUT STEAMED AND STACKED BEFORE GOING TO THE SPLITTER
