A presentation given at the Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress (BARC 2018), 25-27 June 2018.

1. Multi-benefits beyond tree
planting for small holders：
a case from Southwest China
Li Yanxia
Senior programme officer, INBAR
yxli@inbar.int

2. 1998 flood
2001 Conversion of
Cropland into Forest
Programme (CCFP)
2014 New round
CRISIS: CHISHUI, GUIZHOU
35% of the
total soil
erosion
ascribed to
agricultural
farmingSevere soil
erosion
occur to
58,513 ha
land

3. Why bamboo?

4. Restored land with bamboo from 2001 to 2014 (Unit: ha.)

5. Sediment concentration in Chishui
River from 2001 to 2007 (kg/m3)
(Data source: He P. 2009)
Ecosystem service
• Improved habitat for wildlife
• Conserved soil and water

6. Socio-Economic impact
•Stock of Moso was 82 million poles and the stock of sympodial
bamboo was 3 million tons
•Farmers cooperatives, professional lumberjack
•>10 thousands direct job opportunities
Enhanced value chain
•>30 thousand+ farmers shifted from primary industries to
secondary industries and the service sector (42% increase)
Industry transition
•5 / 6 famous tourist spots feature bamboo, which bring a
value of RMB 10 billion.
Eco-tourism
Indicators 2000/2001 2015
No. of SMEs 180 375
Farmers involved 10 000 200 000
Per-capital income
from bamboo (RMB)
600 2900
Sectoral value (RMB) 300 million 6 billion

7. Adaptive governance
Farmers
engagement
Administrative
approach
Financial
incentive
Technical
support
Flexible and efficient incentives and governance to encourage
participatory engagement of farmers

8. Localized solutions
>600 m, Monopodial (running)
bamboo species (Moso)
<600 m, Sympodial (clumping) bamboo
species (B. rigida, N. affinis, D. Farinosus )
Ecological
benefit
Soil erosionWorkload
Livelihood
developmen
t
Quick cash income
returns
Low
investment
Technical
threshold
Easy and accessible
Cross
sectoral
benefits

9. Strategic sectoral planning
5 million RMB • Consumed 800
thousand tons of
bamboo chips in 2015
Moso = 82 million poles
Sympodial bamboo = 3
million tons

10. You can see the publication of Bamboo for land restoration at:
http://resource.inbar.int/upload/file/1528867712.pdf