1 5 ▁E co Plan et ▁B am bo o ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁entity ▁glob ally ▁to ▁grow ▁the ▁species ▁commer cially ▁in ▁a ▁Public ▁Private ▁Part ners hip ▁with ▁the ▁Gh ana ▁Forest ry ▁Commission . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁as per <0x0A> </s> ▁Edd ie ▁Pal mer ▁was ▁an ▁African ▁American ▁box er ▁who ▁held ▁the ▁World ▁Col ored ▁Wel ter weight ▁and ▁World ▁Col ored ▁Middle weight ▁titles . ▁Born ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Louisiana ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁the ▁ 5 ' 9 " ▁Pal mer ▁fought ▁at ▁a ▁weight ▁of ▁between ▁ 1 4 2 ▁and ▁ 1 5 6   l bs . ▁out ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁ ▁and ▁New ▁Orleans ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁fought ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Bro ther ly ▁Love ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁While ▁based ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁he ▁twice ▁fought ▁future ▁world ▁light - he avy weight ▁champ ▁Batt ling ▁Le vin sky ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁scoring ▁no ▁dec isions ▁in ▁both ▁f ights . ▁In ▁the ▁later ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁he ▁fought ▁ ▁future ▁world ▁middle weight ▁champ ▁T iger ▁Flow ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁losing ▁both ▁f ights . ▁ ▁Pal mer ▁declared ▁himself ▁the ▁World ▁Col ored ▁Wel ter weight ▁Champion ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁after ▁fighting ▁Young ▁ ▁Tommy ▁Cole man