1. Bamboo as Carbon Sink- Fact or Fiction The fast expansion of a growing bamboo culm might be considered as a high potential for carbon sequestration. The impressive biomass derives, however from the energy produced before and stored in rhizome and culms. The individual culm has a life-time of 7-10 years. There-after its biomass disintegrates as orginal compounds into the atmosphere, like the CO2. The gregarious flowering of many species after some de-cades, followed by their death provides an massive CO2 exposure. Bamboos are apparently similar suited for carbon sequestration than trees. A pronlongated sequestration of its carbon is provided by the numerous bamboo products if protected against deterioration. Although the carbon sequestration of bamboo forest is not likely to influence the mitigation of global warming, the importance of bamboo for a sustainable production of food, fibre and energy as well its environmental services for soil stability for a billion of humans are undisputed.

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8. Flowering of Melocanna baciferra 1969 Bangladesh (East-Pakistan) 2004 Pereira, Colombia 2004 Mizoram, India

18. Bamboo as Carbon Sink- Fact or Fiction The fast expansion of a growing bamboo culm might be considered as a high potential for carbon sequestration. The impressive biomass derives, however from the energy produced before and stored in rhizome and culms. The individual culm has a life-time of 7-10 years. There-after its biomass disintegrates as orginal compounds into the atmosphere, like the CO2. The gregarious flowering of many species after some de-cades, followed by their death provides an massive CO2 exposure. Bamboos are apparently similar suited for carbon sequestration than trees. A pronlongated sequestration of its carbon is provided by the numerous bamboo products if protected against deterioration. Although the carbon sequestration of bamboo forest is not likely to influence the mitigation of global warming, the importance of bamboo for a sustainable production of food, fibre and energy as well its environmental services for soil stability for a billion of humans are undisputed.