Bamboo may help the planet solve complex climate crisis
Bamboo is being hailed as the perfect solution for Kenya's battle against climate change and land degradation as the country sets an ambitious goal of increasing its tree cover from 12.13 percent to 30 percent by 2032.
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Bamboo is being hailed as the perfect solution for Kenya's battle against climate change and land degradation as the country sets an ambitious goal of increasing its tree cover from 12.13 percent to 30 percent by 2032.
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00:01Babou is now gaining recognition as a powerful tool in the fight against climate change and land degradation in Kenya.
00:09The country has set an ambitious goal to increase its tree cover from 12.13% to 30% by 2032.
00:18There is a period of time when tea prices dropped very low and a lot of farmers found it very difficult to make edge meat.
00:30It coincided with the find when we learned about the Babou.
00:35So one of the things that they've done is to start encouraging tea farmers that in the areas where they didn't have tea they can plant Babou as an alternative source of income.
00:46Because when tea prices go they remove at least they have something to fall back on.
00:51In Kenya the government is actively working to combat climate change, restore degraded land and improve livelihoods.
01:00One of their key goal is to boost forests cover to 30% by 2032, up from the current 12.13%.
01:10A single bamboo produces multiple calms after planting. This attribute makes bamboo very attractive to farmers compared to exotic tree species as it offers multiple economic and environmental benefits.
01:32This country has the target of 5.1 million hectares to restore degraded landscapes. Bamboo has that specific, has also been given that space that it can also be used for land restoration.
01:47Bamboo is a very good species for holding soil, so the river banks, so protecting the river banks.
01:54Bamboo is also being considered as a source of fodder as well as an alternative to wood fuel, taking pressure off traditional tree species that may take decades to mature.
02:05Bamboo is also being considered as a source of fodder.
02:06Bamboo is a very good mass of fodder.
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