Bamboo forests are increasingly recognized for their ecological significance and potential in carbon sequestration. As a fast-growing plant, bamboo can play a crucial role in mitigating climate ...

But due to expanding human populations and development, the species is now restricted to around 20 isolated patches of bamboo forest in six mountain ranges in China's Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu ...

A fire believed to have been started by illegal marijuana farmers is threatening tens of thousands of hectares of bamboo forest in Mount Kenya. It has already destroyed 80 square kilometres of ...