World Bamboo Day 2023 – September 18

Current Context: World Bamboo Day is a day of celebration to increase the awareness of bamboo globally and to promote its role in sustainable development, poverty alleviation, environmental conservation and cultural preservation.

• World Bamboo Day is observed annually on September 18, which coincides with the birthday of the former President of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who was a strong advocate for bamboo’s potential.
• World Bamboo Day was established by the World Bamboo Organization, a non-profit organization that was founded in 2005 by Susanne Lucas and David Knights to promote bamboo as a valuable and versatile resource.
• This year, to honor World Bamboo Day, the World Bamboo Organization is launching a new hashtag: #PlantBamboo.
• The world is facing unprecedented challenges such as climate change, deforestation, land degradation and biodiversity loss. Bamboo can help mitigate these problems by sequestering carbon, restoring degraded lands, providing renewable materials and enhancing ecosystem service.

Question:

Q.1 When is World Bamboo Day observed annually?
a. December 18
b. October 18
c. November 18
d. September 18