German Hugo Gutierrez Cespedes

16 years' experience with experimental and commercial bamboo / eucalyptus plantations. Introduction of new species, improvement of propagation processes. Cultural practices, Forestry Inventory, cutting, extraction and use of bamboo plantations for biomass and cellulose. Experience with extension, Environmental Management and recovery of degraded areas (native species and bamboo). He developed the mechanization of planting, cutting and harvesting bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris). I manage a forestry company with 400 employees and 15 thousand hectares of bamboo grown in Brazil. Responsible for all stages of the process to supply a cellulose factory. He is World Bamboo Ambassador for the WBO - World Bamboo Organization. He has made several scientific papers published in scientific journals. Minister, international presentations on commercial bamboo plantations in Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico and South Korea.