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    • Figure 1. 

      Framework scheme for the bamboo strategy.

    • Region Subregion Country Area (× 104 hm2) Species
      Asia East Asia China 682 700[2] 857[2]
      Japan 16 230[2]
      Korea 2 19[2]
      South Asia India 1,742 1,871.2[2,3] 136[2]
      Bangladesh 49 33[2]
      Nepal 6 53[2]
      Sri Lanka 74 19[2]
      Southeast Asia Laos 224 1,236.5[2,3] 86[2]
      Indonesia 210 160[2]
      Vietnam 153 216[2]
      Cambodia 12 Data not available
      Malaysia 500 70[2]
      Philippines 25.6 62[2]
      Myanmar 85.9 102[2]
      Thailand 26 72[2]
      Africa East Africa Ethiopia 148 179 42
      Kenya 14 41
      Tanzania 13 6
      Uganda 5 13
      West Africa Nigeria 159 245 2
      Senegal 66 2
      Ghana 20 22
      Central Africa Cameroon 122 122 8
      South Africa Madagascar 112 162 33
      Mozambique 50 8
      North America Caribbean region 13[3] 39[3]
      South America Brazil 537 691[3] 258
      Colombia 4 105
      Ecuador 60 47
      Chile 90 14

      Table 1. 

      Bamboo distribution and species diversity on a global scale