3 April 2012 Updated at 05:10 ET
Booming bamboo: The next super-material?
Mike Wooldridge
BBC News, Nicaragua
Bamboo is being hailed as a new super material, with uses ranging from textiles to construction. It also has the potential to absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide, the biggest greenhouse gas, and provide some of the world's poorest people with cash
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