World Bamboo Day is celebrated globally on September 18 to raise awareness about bamboo. The day also recognizes the importance of bamboo on a global scale.

Theme of the day

The 15th World Bamboo Day 2024 began at the Chiang Mai University in Thailand on Wednesday, hosted by the university under the theme “Developing bamboo value chain with SDG goals”.

History of Bamboo Day

Kamesh Salam founded World Bamboo Day. Salam served as president of the World Bamboo Organization from 2007 to 2010. In 2009, he organized the 8th World Bamboo Congress in Bangkok. During this meeting, he and delegates from over 100 countries declared September 18th as World Bamboo Day. They chose this date as it coincides with Royal Thai Forestry Day.