The International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR) is the first intergovernmental development organization to set up its headquarters in China. The core mission of INBAR, founded in 1997, is to promote environmentally sustainable development across the globe through the use of bamboo and rattan.

At the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity held in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, CGTN took an interview with Lu Wenming, deputy director general of INBAR, on the importance of bamboo and rattan in preserving biodiversity.