. Bamboo biodiversity : Africa, Madagascar and the Americas. Bamboo; Biodiversity; Bamboo; Biodiversity; Bamboe; Rotan; Biodiversiteit; Bambusgewa?chse; BAMBOO; BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; MAPS; AFRICA; MADAGASCAR; AMERICAS. Bamboo biodiversity. German architect Jorg Stamm has successfully implemented several construction projects in Colombia. Among them is a bamboo bridge with a span of 52 m. amplexifolia] and introduced [Bambusa vulgaris, B. tuldoides, Phyllostachys aurea] species (Londono 2001]. Bamboo has a Long history of use in construction in Central and South America, wh
. Bamboo biodiversity : Africa, Madagascar and the Americas. Bamboo; Biodiversity; Bamboo; Biodiversity; Bamboe; Rotan; Biodiversiteit; Bambusgewa?chse; BAMBOO; BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; MAPS; AFRICA; MADAGASCAR; AMERICAS. Bamboo biodiversity. German architect Jorg Stamm has successfully implemented several construction projects in Colombia. Among them is a bamboo bridge with a span of 52 m. amplexifolia] and introduced [Bambusa vulgaris, B. tuldoides, Phyllostachys aurea] species (Londono 2001]. Bamboo has a Long history of use in construction in Central and South America, where it is a common part of the vernacular architecture. This is particularly wide- spread in southern Colombia and northern Ecuador, where bamboo (mostly Guadua angustifolia] has been extensively used in houses that have stood for 50-100 years on unstable sites such as steep slopes, earthquake- prone regions or swampy coastal areas that are frequently inundated (Gutierrez 2000). Contemporary architects are also increasingly using bamboo. Through new techniques, bamboo has been combined with modern materials like reinforced concrete or steel to create some extraordinary structures including luxury housing, bridges and observation towers. These architects have made a deliberate attempt to increase social acceptance of bamboo and promote its adoption as an inexpensive and environmentally friendly building material among both rich and poor (Gutierrez 2000). Prefabricated panels made of flattened Guadua culms are distributed in Ecuador as part of low-cost housing programmes (Judziewicz ef al. 1999). Studies have been undertaken to explore the use of native South American bamboos for making paper, but the two Guadua species (G. angustifolia and G. amplexifolia] examined proved to have fibre lengths much inferior to Bambusa vulgaris. More than 100 000 ha of this introduced species are cultivated for paper production in Brazil, which is the only New World country to use bamboo for maki
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