Membership of INBAR is open to member states of the
United Nations and to
intergovernmental organizations. INBAR currently has 50 Member States. INBAR's supreme governing body is its Council of representatives of its Member States, which meets biennially. The Board of Trustees, made up of appointed experts from relevant fields from many countries, is the second tier of governance, and develops appropriate policies, oversees management and ensures efficient operations at its annual meetings. The Director General is a member of the Board of Trustees and is responsible for day-to-day running of the organization. The current Director General is Ambassador Ali Mchumo. INBAR's headquarters is in
Beijing,
China, and it has regional offices in South Asia (
New Delhi,
India), Central Africa (
Yaoundé,
Cameroon), East Africa (
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia), West Africa (
Kumasi,
Ghana) and Latin America and the Caribbean (
Quito,
Ecuador). INBAR is managed by its Executive Management team, which comprises the Director General, Deputy Director General, and the Directors of Global Program, Membership Affairs, Host Country Affairs, and Communications.
Involvement with UN organizations INBAR collaborates with numerous UN organizations. INBAR was awarded Observer status to the
UN General Assembly in 2017, and is also Observer to the
UN Economic and Social Council. INBAR signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the
Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN in 2020 to strengthen collaboration in bamboo resource assessment and assess the plant's potential contributions to UN
Sustainable Development Goals and Global Forest Goals. In 2021, INBAR also became part of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, and in the same year also signed an agreement with the
UN Industrial Development Organization to cooperate on bamboo and rattan business development. In 2023, INBAR was awarded Observer status to the UN Conference on Trade and Development. INBAR also participates at the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the
Convention on Biological Diversity, and the
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, where it advocates for bamboo and rattan as solutions to global issues across the UN platforms. The
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has been a key partner, providing long-term support to INBAR’s work on rural poverty alleviation. In 2015, INBAR estimated that IFAD-funded activities alone have helped generate around 250,000 jobs.
Involvement with other organizations As an international intergovernmental organization, INBAR collaborates with a wide range of institutions and bodies. INBAR is a partner of the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry, member of the
International Union for Conservation of Nature, a charter member of the
Global Landscapes Forum, and a member of the
International Union of Forest Research Organizations. Project donors include the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands,
Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, the
Global Environment Facility, the
European Union and more. ==Member States as of August 2023==