FANNING out from the sodden delta of the Yangtze, and southward to the flanks of the Nanling mountains, over 6m hectares of emerald bamboo groves—one-fifth of the world’s reserves—flourish in China.
Edmond Machoki is pictured at his stand with bamboo products at an exhibition in Nyeri County, central Kenya, Sept. 13, 2024. (Photo by Robert Manyara/Xinhua) While ceramic crockery and polycarbonate ...
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