Bamboo production and value chain for quality life in the era of climate change: A circular way for social impact

Bamboo can lead to value-added products like furniture, baskets, containers, fishing materials, medicines, etc. The study answers: How does bamboo forestry impact the livelihood of the rural population, and How does bamboo production impact carbon capture and carbon trading? The aim of the study is to explore the impact of bamboo production on climate change, to study the impact of bamboo production on carbon captures, and to study the impact of bamboo cultivation on the livelihood of the rural population. The study is exploratory and based on an extensive literature review. Many carbon accounting records omit bamboo or do not include it inside forestry because bamboo is botanically a grass rather than a tree. Therefore, neither the Kyoto Protocol, the Marrakech Accords, nor the IPCC's definition of a "forest" sufficiently fits bamboo. There are several definitions of a forest. Threshold parameters, such as the minimum forest area, tree height, and degree of crown coverage, are, however, shared by most definitions. Motivated by the benefits of bamboo, the chapter is an attempt to understand the impact of bamboo forestry on the livelihood of the rural population, and the impact of bamboo production on carbon capture and carbon trading in the era of climate change.