Podcast 021 Special Guest Dr Hans Friederich - Talking Bamboo & Climate Friendly Travel

Episode 021 special guest - Dr Hans Friederich - Gozo, Malta - SUNx, European Bamboo Plantation Programme & The World Bamboo Organization https://bamboologic.eu https://worldbamboo.net https://www.thesunprogram.com 02:19 Intro Hans - History, IUCN, Environment - Sustainable Development & working with nature 10:08 integrate the natural resources in socio-economic development planning - Uganda 12:51 SUNx & Malta 18:00 Bamboo - sustainability - 10.000 uses, one of which is construction 29:59 Bamboo and Europe 35:33 Article discussion: Bamboo in climate change and poverty alleviation: https://bit.ly/2SfRYVT Replacing trees with bamboos halves the carbon storage capacity of forests https://bit.ly/3bOpyKm In the search for effective and sustainable supplies of renewable energy, bamboo as biomass has been recognised for its high production https://bit.ly/3bGOfrU 43:05 Coronavirus 46:15 Leave nature alone 52:07 Where can people find Hans & Endnote Current: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansfriederich/ https://www.thesunprogram.com https://bamboologic.eu https://worldbamboo.net Past: https://www.inbar.int https://www.iucn.org We talk about responsible & sustainable travel, volunteering, digital nomads, wellness travel, funny, inspiring and extraordinary travel tales. Touching on organisations and people that are doing the right thing. We reveal this week’s most important news, with a good dose of scepticism and humour, so you can make up your own mind and travel with a clear mind! Thank you for listening. Send us your feedback and story suggestions via twitter twitter.com/aTravelCompanio Visit our website https://podcasts.earth