The 60th Session of the UN Commission for Social Development 2022
Oral Statement
Title: One Billion Bamboo Initiative by 2030 for Ending Hunger, Building Resilience for
Food Security, Creating Green Decent Jobs and Providing Access to Digital Technology
Submitted by: VIVAT International
Endorsed by: Salesians Missions, The Philippine District Religious of the Sacred Heart,
Sisters of Charity Federation, Dominican Leadership Conference, Congregation of the
Mission, Fondazione Proclade Internazionale-Onlus, Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary,
Congregations of St. Joseph, The International Presentation Association, Soroptimist
International, Leadership Conference of Women Religious and JPIC Commission USGUISG.
Delivered by Rev. Fr. Benigno P. Beltran SVD
VIVAT International, a member of NGO Committee for Social Development and other
NGOs welcome the 60th Session of the UN Commission for Social Development,
underlining the priority theme \u201cInclusive and resilient recovery from COVID-19 for
sustainable livelihoods, well-being, and dignity for all: eradicating poverty and hunger in all
its forms and dimensions to achieve the 2030 Agenda.\u201d
In the spirit of the SDGs\u2019 Decade of Action, Pope Francis\u2019 Laudato Si\u2019 Encyclical on Care
for Our Common Home, and the New Social Contract highlighted by the UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres in \u201cOur Common Agenda,\u201d VIVAT members in the Philippines
together with Church communities, educational institutions of all levels, from kindergarten to
university, and indigenous peoples are trying to put the theme into practice through planting 1
billion bamboo trees by 2030.
Why Bamboo? Bamboo trees absorb 35% more carbon dioxide than an ordinary tree. One
hectare of bamboo absorbs 12 tons of carbon dioxide annually. Bamboo trees also prevent
erosion and flooding. A clump of bamboo absorbs 30,000 liters of water annually.
Furthermore, bamboo is helpful for job creation. When the bamboo plants are processed,
bamboo poles can be turned into furniture and construction material. Bamboo shoots can be
eaten, and the leaves can be shredded to feed farm animals. The Philippine government
estimates that if we plant a billion bamboo trees, this will result in 15 billion dollars annual
income.
Finally, the \u201cBillion Bamboo Project\u201d will make use of cutting-edge technology to monitor
the planting and nurture the seedlings by using an app with geotagging features: the \u201cEarth
Project app.\u201d This is designed to engage young people in climate action projects, including
planting bamboo trees and others.
By planting 1 billion bamboo trees, we endeavor to end hunger, build resilience for food
security, build a green recovery, create decent jobs, and offer a huge opportunity for young
people, indigenous communities, and local farmers to access digital technology as enjoyment
of their fundamental rights.
We, therefore, recommend to member states and UN agencies<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 60th Session of the UN Commission for Social Development 2022Oral StatementTitle: One Billion Bamboo Initiative by 2030 for Ending Hunger, Building Resilience forFood Security, Creating Green Decent Jobs and Providing Access to Digital TechnologySubmitted by: VIVAT InternationalEndorsed by: Salesians Missions, The Philippine District Religious of the Sacred Heart,Sisters of Charity Federation, Dominican Leadership Conference, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-1861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-projets","tag-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jpic-assumpta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jpic-assumpta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jpic-assumpta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jpic-assumpta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jpic-assumpta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1861"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jpic-assumpta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1863,"href":"https:\/\/jpic-assumpta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1861\/revisions\/1863"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jpic-assumpta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jpic-assumpta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jpic-assumpta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jpic-assumpta.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}