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Member Countries
The International Network for Bamboo
and Rattan (INBAR) headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic
of China, is a non-profit intergovernmental international organisation
established by treaty in November 1997. INBAR is the sole international
organization focusing entirely on development issues related to
bamboo and rattan, 2 key non-timber forest resources with great
economic potentials, for environmental conservation, poverty eradication
and industrial development.
INBAR's membership is open to all sovereign States
under the UN system. The acceding country must agree to the Agreement
on the Establishment of the International Network for Bamboo and
Rattan (the INBAR Treaty) before initiating the process of accession.
As of September 2006, INBAR's Establishment Agreement
has been acceded by 34 countries: Argentina, Bangladesh, Benin,
Bolivia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador,
Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Peru, Rwanda, The Philippines,
Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Uganda,
Venezuela and Vietnam.
For your reference, the steps
for applying membership of INBAR, based on the INBAR Treaty are
provided as follows:
- The Government of a country intending to join
INBAR notifies INBAR in written form about its decision to apply
for INBAR membership and indicates its agreement to the terms
of the INBAR Treaty. The signatory of the letter must have the
authority to speak on behalf of the respective Government.
- The Chairman of the INBAR Council will then
send a letter to each Council member soliciting approval in a
set time period (usually two months). Approval of the membership
requires a simple majority of the INBAR Council.
- When the application is approved, the INBAR
Council will inform the Depository of the INBAR Treaty - Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. The Depository
shall maintain a record of the accession and communicate it to
all parties to the INBAR Treaty.
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