CHIPINGE, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Lush tracts of bamboo spread across southeastern Chipinge district, where the tall plant is increasingly regarded as green gold by villagers. They are ...

Bamboo has an odd set of characteristics as a construction material. It is tougher to pull apart than steel, yet it can quickly be turned to dust by powderpost beetles. It is vulnerable to moisture, ...

Text description provided by the architects. The location of this project is very special — the roof of a huge shopping mall. Our client wants to build a small building here for recreation and ...

The gate of the Nanhai Bamboo Sea in Liyang, Changzhou city. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn] When the breeze blows, the bamboo leaves rustle and the lake shimmers in the sun. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn] In an ...

Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], July 17 (ANI): What was once a vast, lifeless expanse of hazardous fly ash on the outskirts of Nagpur has today blossomed into a sea of green, thanks to the vision, ...

The family home is located on a tight and long narrow plot bordered on three sides by houses with shared walls — the only free opening is towards the street. In order to bring more daylight and fresh ...

FUZHOU -- Following some light rainfall in early spring, bamboo shoots in the mountains of East China's Fujian province quietly popped out of the soil, showing their bright yellow heads. Early in the ...

Adilabad: The state government is planning to encourage bamboo cultivation and the raising of plantations on ROFR patta and podu lands to create alternative livelihoods for Adivasis and promote the ...