Table 4 Summary of specific search strings used in different databases

Web of Science

(((TS=(bamboo* OR Bambusa OR Dendrocalamus OR Gigantochloa OR Guadua OR Melocanna OR Ochlandra OR Phyllostachys OR Thyrsostachys OR Schizostachyum OR Arundinia OR Lingnania OR Oxytenthera OR Chusquea)) AND TS=(socioeconomic OR socio-economic OR rural OR empower* OR communit* OR econom* OR “value chain*” OR “cultural heritage” OR “traditional knowledge” OR industr* OR livelihood* or financ* OR poverty OR income* OR inclus*)) AND TS=(Change* OR relation* OR develop* OR affect* OR project* OR program* OR interven* OR initiative* OR implement*)) AND TS=(Climat* OR outcome* OR result* OR impact* OR social* OR “food security” OR gender* OR environment* OR contribut* OR ecolog* OR evaluat* OR benefit* OR effect* OR “global warming” OR “land restoration” OR soil* OR water* OR air OR capacit* OR particip*)

Publication Date = 1990-01-01 to 2021-12-31

CAB Direct

(((bamboo*) OR (bambusa) OR (dendrocalamus) OR (gigantochloa) OR (guadua) or (melocanna) or (ochlandra) OR (phyllostachys) OR (thyrsostachys) OR (schizostachyum) OR (arundinia) OR (lingnania) OR (oxytenthera) OR (chusquea)) AND ((inclus*) OR (socioeconomic) OR (“value chain”) OR (poverty) OR (livelihood*) OR (industri*) OR (income*) OR (social*) OR (particip*) OR (“cultural heritage”) OR (“traditional knowledge”) OR (econom*) OR (empower*) OR (socio-economic) OR (rural) OR (communit*) ) AND ((develop*) OR (change*) OR (affect*) OR (relationship*) OR (interven*) OR (project*) OR (program*) OR (initiative*) OR (implement*)) AND ((evaluat*) OR (social*) OR (outcome*) OR (result*) OR (effect*) OR (impact*) OR (climat*) OR (environment*) OR (ecolog*) OR (benefit*) OR (contribut*) OR (gender*) OR (“food security”) OR (“global warming”) OR (“land restoration”) OR (soil*) OR (water*) OR (air) OR (capacit*) OR (particip*)) AND yr:[1990 TO 2021])

Publication Year = 1990 to 2021

PubAg

(bamboo OR Bambusa OR Dendrocalamus OR Gigantochloa OR Guadua OR Melocanna OR Ochlandra OR Phyllostachys OR Thyrsostachys OR Schizostachyum OR Arundinia OR Lingnania OR Oxytenthera OR Chusquea) AND (inclusion OR inclusive OR financial OR socioeconomic OR “value chain” OR poverty OR livelihood OR industry OR industrial OR “cultural heritage” OR “traditional knowledge” OR economy OR economic OR empower OR socio-economic OR rural OR community OR income) AND (development OR change OR affect OR intervention OR project OR program OR initiative OR implement) AND (evaluation OR social OR outcome OR result OR effect OR impact OR climate OR environment OR ecological OR ecology OR benefit OR contribute OR contribution OR gender OR “food security” OR “global warming” OR “land restoration” OR soil OR water OR air OR capacity OR participation OR participate)

Publication Year = 1990 to 2021

Organizational websites excluding INBAR

bamboo

INBAR website

value chain

Inclusion

inclusive

poverty

livelihood

industry development

income

social impact

cultural heritage

project

program evaluation

traditional knowledge

economy

economic

empowerment

rural

socioeconomic

socio-economic

Google to search in organizational websites

site:example.com filetype:pdf “bamboo”

“example.com”= organizational website

Google (first ten pages of search results only)

(bamboo*) AND (inclus* OR financial OR socioeconomic OR “value chain” OR poverty OR livelihood* OR indust* OR econom* OR empower* OR socio-economic OR rural OR communit* OR income*) AND (develop* OR change* OR affect* OR interven* OR project* OR program* OR initiative* OR implement*) AND (evaluat* OR social OR particip* OR outcome* OR result* OR effect* OR impact* OR climate* OR environment* OR benefit* OR contribut* OR gender* OR soil* OR water*)

Google search results are limited to 32 words

Google Scholar

bamboo (poverty | socioeconomic | economic | industry | finance | income | benefit | capacity | livelihood | intervention | evaluation | impact | outcome | change | develop | project | program | effect | community | social)