While we can't really classify the Environmental Bamboo Foundation (EBF) as a "tourist destination", we figure that if you are genuinely interested in ecology and preservation, you need to know about this organization.
The EBF is an Indonesian non-profit organization founded by designer Linda Garland in 1993 to protect tropical forests by promoting and demonstrating the many conservation and development opportunities that bamboo offers. In less than three years EBF has helped put bamboo on the conservation and development agenda of Indonesia while generating an international interest in bamboo that's growing exponentially. EBF, based in Bali, Indonesia has affiliate non-profit organizations in America (IBF), and Holland, also dedicated to spreading the news about bamboo.
The EBF has a focus upon international development, through consulting and education, preservation research, agro forestry projects, watershed reclamation, plantation development and policy development. Weekly educational workshops under the guidance of ; the staff of the Environmental Bamboo Foundation are ongoing in Indonesia. To date, all EBF and IBF board members have volunteered their time and resources to promote bamboo as an environmental solution. The EBF works in concert with the International Bamboo Foundation, the Zeri Foundation and an international network of bamboo associations, scientists, universities and governments.
EBF's main activities include:
- Design and marketing of locally produced, high quality bamboo products.
- Education and training in all aspects of bamboo production, from planting to marketing.
- Bamboo-based agro forestry and watershed rehabilitation.
- Applied research, information gathering and dissemination.
- Networking with government officials, entrepreneurs and bamboo experts.
Charitable Contributions are acknowledged by a receipt for tax deductions over USD$300
