After carving a distinct image in the country, Madhya Pradesh State Bamboo Mission has also succeeded in making an impressive entry at UN Forum on Forests in New York. In it, Union Ministry of Forests and Environment in tandem with Madhya Pradesh State Bamboo Mission and TERI, New Delhi organised “Bamboo : A Change Agent for livelihood and Climate Change”. Madhya Pradesh is the only State in the country to get an opportunity to participate in this prestigious event. Director General Union Ministry of Forest MS Garvyal presided over the function. Mission Director, Madhya Pradesh State Bamboo Mission. Ajoy Bhattacharya threw light on the subject. Keynote address was delivered by Director General of International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR). He said that bamboo has immense potential to generate employment opportunities and remove poverty.