Lecture: The Ethnobotanic Story of Rattan by Dr John Dransfield (United Kingdom), ethnobotanist and Honorary Research Fellow, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
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Lecture: The Ethnobotanic Story of Rattan by Dr John Dransfield (United Kingdom), ethnobotanist and Honorary Research Fellow, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
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25 Aug 2018, Sat 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road
With over 600 species, rattan is astonishingly diverse with its main centre of distribution in Southeast Asia and the Malay Archipelago. Uses of the plants range from medicine to cigarette papers, from basket weaving to cane furniture. Leading rattan expert Dr John Dransfield will talk about unsustainable harvesting, the expansion of the oil-palm industry, the possibilities of smallholder cultivation, and what it means for the future of rattan furniture and the handicraft industries.
A public programme of Trees of Life – Knowledge in Material.
Date
2018-08-25
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Leading rattan expert Dr John Dransfield will talk about unsustainable harvesting, the expansion of the oil-palm industry, the possibilities of smallholder cultivation, and what it means for the future of rattan furniture and the handicraft industries.
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General
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Onsite (CCA)
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Citation
“Lecture: The Ethnobotanic Story of Rattan by Dr John Dransfield (United Kingdom), ethnobotanist and Honorary Research Fellow, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew,” NTU CCA Singapore Digital Archive, accessed April 18, 2024, https://ntuccasingapore.omeka.net/items/show/2465.
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| This Item | Is Referenced By | Item: Topical Seminar: On Rattan - Lecture: The Ethnobotanic Story of Rattan - Dr John Dransfield |
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