Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has called for increased use of bamboo in furniture production to ease pressure on wood resources. Speaking at a post-Eid meeting with Environment Ministry officials, she highlighted bamboo’s environmental benefits, rapid growth, and availability. She directed the Forest Industries Corporation to boost bamboo furniture production and urged technological innovation through the Bamboo Research Centre. She also emphasized export potential by producing modern, sustainable, and stylish bamboo furniture to meet both local and global demand.