Here is a source for funding to study native bamboos:
<http://www.bamboooftheamericas.org/?page_id=11>http://www.bamboooftheamericas.org/?page_id=11
Bamboo of the Americas is a non-profit conservation action
organization established to ensure the sustained viability of native
bamboo species throughout the Americas. Native bamboo plants and
habitat are disappearing rapidly. A solution is to cooperate with and
assist regional botanic gardens and ecological institutions by
establishing living and herbarium collections in partner countries.
Our Assistance Program Objectives
* To establish national collections of native bamboo species.
* To research and document the growth habits and ecology of
native bamboo,including endangered species and ensure their sustained
futurethrough the training of students, propagation efforts and
habitat restoration.
* To implement human resources and economic plans for the
distribution and utilization of selected native bamboo species.
* To work together with local residents, indigenous groups,
regional, national, and international government agencies and NGOs
for the conservation ofnative bamboo resources.
* To enhance the awareness of the benefits of bamboo through
eco-tourism and other educational activities.
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