It is time for us to face the truth about the condition of our world. The truth is that our world is in crisis. Our forests continue to rapidly disappear and the environment is deteriorating. However, there is very good news on the horizon, and it is about an amazing plant that has been used by humans for millennia: bamboo. In fact, bamboo seems to be on the verge of becoming one of the most important building materials of the 21st century. But will all developers jeopardize the Panda’s food source?

Choice of environmentalists

The advantages of bamboo are seemingly endless. It is environmentally friendly, absorbing large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere and replacing it with life-giving oxygen. It grows at an incredible rate, reaching its maximum strength and hardness in just five years. It is also self-regenerating, meaning that once the aerial part of the plant has been cut, it quickly grows back from the remaining stock. Add in the fact that bamboo products are tougher and more moisture resistant to both moisture and termites, and bamboo begins to rise above the competition.

Bamboo and pandas

There is an argument (albeit weak) that some uninformed people oppose the increasing use of bamboo in a wide variety of construction situations. It is widely known that pandas eat bamboo exclusively, and some people worry that the increased demand for bamboo jeopardizes their food source and therefore puts them in even more danger. However, the species of bamboo used in construction trades is known as moso or mao bamboo, and it is not the type of bamboo preferred by pandas. That means growing and harvesting that particular species of bamboo will have no impact on pandas, even though humans have found moso bamboo shoots quite tasty for thousands of years, which is just another benefit of the amazing bamboo plant. .