Bamboo as a Catalyst for Climate Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods in India

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🔬研究者:Provides empirical evidence on bamboo's carbon sequestration rates and livelihood impacts, useful for future nature-based solution studies.

🏢実務担当者:Offers business models for value-added bamboo enterprises that generate significant income and employment.

🏛政策担当者:Highlights the importance of legal and institutional reforms (e.g., delisting bamboo as tree) to scale up climate-resilient bioeconomies.

Bamboo—one of the fastest-growing lignocellulosic resources—represents a scalable, low-cost, and renewable solution for climate-resilient rural development. This study synthesizes evidence from peer-reviewed literature (2020–2025), national datasets, and model-based simulations to evaluate bamboo’s dual role in carbon sequestration and livelihood enhancement within India’s emerging bioeconomy. Simulated datasets indicate a mean carbon sequestration potential ranging from 7 to 15 Mg C ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹, substantially higher than conventional timber species. Livelihood assessments reveal that value-added bamboo enterprises can generate net incomes exceeding ₹200,000 ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹, while also increasing rural employment intensity. Policy reforms—most notably the Indian Forest (Amendment) Act, 2017, which delisted bamboo from the “tree” category in non-forest areas, and the restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM, 2020–2025)—have catalyzed cultivation, processing, and market integration. Overall, findings demonstrate bamboo’s potential to synergize ecological restoration, carbon mitigation, and inclusive economic growth, thereby reinforcing India’s commitments under the Paris Agreement (NDCs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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