November in Northern Sicily: The Month of Olives
November in Sicily has its own unmistakable rhythm. Farm gates sit slightly ajar, cars and small trucks line the narrow country roads, and everywhere you hear the soft clatter of…
November in Sicily has its own unmistakable rhythm. Farm gates sit slightly ajar, cars and small trucks line the narrow country roads, and everywhere you hear the soft clatter of…
Did you know what a Hunebed is? There are a good number of these in the province of Drenthe, in the north of the Netherlands. These structures made of large…
The 3rd European Bamboo Expo took place last Friday and Saturday 23 and 24 May 2025. I participated in the event through a short presentation, a discussion about a potential…
This is the text of my presentation to the European Bamboo Expo in Dortmund on 2 June 2023 Bamboo in China When I lived and worked in China, I…
I was recently asked to join the Imagine Bamboo Summit in Birmingham, UK. This bamboo festival is part of the celebrations of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and it was…
To celebrate the International Day of Forests in 2022, I want to explain the latest developments regarding Bamboologic in Europe. I am advisor to the company, and help to share…
Introduction Bamboo is a collective name for a group of botanical species that all belong to the grass family, the Graminea. The term applies both to the living plant and…
Introduction I am currently the Registrar of the Climate Friendly Travel (CFT) Registry, and I am advisor to the European Bamboo Programme, an initiative from Bamboologic BV . I have…
When I worked in Thailand from 1999 to 2004, we lived in Turtle House on Soi Prommitr in the Sukhumvit area of central Bangkok. Turtle house got its name from…
I just attended the first Ibero Bamboo Symposium in Madrid , where I talked about bamboo in Europe. Planning for the symposium started in 2018, when I was the Director-General…
