Bamboo charcoal comes from pieces of bamboo shoots which are harvested after at least five years of them being planted. They are burned in ovens at temperatures ranging from 800 to 1200°C. It is beneficial to the environment since it reduces the usual pollutants released in normal charcoal production drastically. When used, it releases much less air pollution than traditional charcoal. It has excellent absorption properties too. As it is charcoal, it can do all the things the regular one can, such as water purification. Due to bamboo charcoal’s longevity, it can be used in many applications ..read more

Pandas are known as the animal who eats bamboo. Bamboo shoots are not rich in many nutrients, and therefore pandas can eat up to 12 - 15 Kilos of shoots in 1 day! They eat for over 12 hours a day. Pandas eat almost nothing but young bamboo shoots and leaves. Pandas need at least 2 different bamboo species in their range to avoid starvation. Instead of using this highly important food source for endangered animals like pandas, IBANSS uses mature bamboo, which no species of pandas eat, and therefore does not affect the food chain in any sort of way. This generates livelihood for the farmer who ..read more

The Amazon: 'lungs of the earth', but in reality, all trees, plants, and grasses, including bamboo, are a source of oxygen. Through photosynthesis, under the influence of sunlight, they convert water and carbon dioxide (CO2) into glucose (a building block for biomass), water, and oxygen: 6 CO2 + 12 H2O + photons ➔ C6H12O6 + 6 O2 + 6 H2O (carbon dioxide + water + light energy ➔ glucose + oxygen + water) The CO2 is then stored in the material, in the biomass as biogenic carbon, and in bamboo’s case in the stem. If the bamboo stem continues to grow and eventually dies, the CO2 is released back i ..read more