Towards sustainable utilization of bamboo for a
restoration economy in Malaysia.
Bamboo Stewardship Malaysia
Bamboo Stewardship Malaysia (BSM) – is a framework developed by SEAD to guide collaborative efforts towards driving the sustainable utilization of bamboo for a restoration economy in Malaysia. The BSM framework has 3 medium-term goals to be achieved by year 2024
Empower 500 Bamboo Stewards.
Restore 100 acres of degraded land using bamboo agroforestry systems.
Store 50,000 metric tons of CO2 per year.
Our Milestone
2020
Sustainable Bamboo Harvesting for Rural Empowerment
51 Sustainable Bamboo Harvesters trained and equipped amongst Orang Asli communities across multiple villages in Perak. Harvesting capacity: 900MT/month.
2021
Sustainable Bamboo Harvesting for Rural Empowerment
200 Sustainable Bamboo Harvesters trained and equipped amongst Orang Asli communities across multiple villages in Perak. Harvesting capacity: 3780MT/month.
Bamboo Seedling Production for Rural Empowerment
100 Bamboo Seedling Producers (women majority) trained and equipped amongst Orang Asli communities across multiple villages in Perak. Production capacity: 26,000 seedlings/year.
Restoration of 20ha of heavily degraded ex-mining land using bamboo-based agroforestry systems
2030 Roadmap
By 2030, we seek to double the goals initially set out for 2024 in response to the market, with the addition of enabling our communities to value-add onto the bamboo they harvest. The main strategies include:
1
Community-level in situ processing
To empower the communities to value-add onto the bamboo they harvest; allowing them to capture larger chunk of value in the chain
2
Optimisation of logistics
To reduce the cost of transportation of raw or processed bamboo from the communities to the buyers.
To introduce technology and digital solutions to optimize
Monitoring and tracking system to show movement of raw material along supply chain, will aid in calculation of environmental costs (e.g. embodied carbon)
3
Strengthening the network of bamboo stewards
To provide on-going refinement of their sustainable forestry skills.
To create a knowledge-sharing platform to keep all bamboo stewards up-to-date.
To introduce technology and digital solutions to increase management efficiency.
4
Sustainable Forestry Certification
To obtain Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification to enable a wider market reach.
5
Downstream partnerships
To attract investments into high-value downstream processing locally to secure a stable and high-value local market for bamboo.
To encourage existing local downstream processors to make the switch from less-sustainable raw materials to sustainable bamboo.