Bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants on the planet.  Used since ancient times as a food, fuel and materials, bamboo is becoming increasingly important as a sustainable solution to a number of pressing global challenges, including poverty, climate change and timber shortage.  The BAM Group, also known as the Bamboo Utilization Technology Group, in the Department of Wood Science, Faculty of Forestry at UBC is dedicated to conducting research on the social, economic and environmental potential of bamboo. Taking advantage of bamboo’s high strength, versatility, fast growth rate and low carbon footprint, our research tackles all aspects of bamboo resource management, processing and application.