As a renewable resource, highly available across the world, low-cost and eco-friendly material, bamboo has shown to be a promising alternative for achieving a more sustainable scenario in the construction industry. Therefore, this research aims to investigate the use of bamboo as reinforcement for concrete structures, focusing on the shear behavior of beams. Bamboo culms from the specie Phyllostachys aurea are used as longitudinal reinforcement while for shear reinforcement different techniques employing local materials are tested: discrete sisal fibers, bamboo stirrups, sisal yarn, and no shear reinforcement. The beams were subjected to three-point bending tests in order to analyze the shear behavior. Moreover, the Digital Image Correlation (DIC) technique was employed to acquire the crack kinematics and the contributions of shear mechanisms were estimated. The test results demonstrated improvements in the load-carrying capacity of the beams through the utilization of different materials. Bamboo stirrups increased the ultimate load by 15.85 percent, sisal yarn by 12.30 percent, and discrete sisal fibers by 1.32 percent, highlighting their positive impact on load-bearing capacity. This research underscores the possibility of replacing non-renewable carbon intensive materials such as steel with bamboo in low-rise buildings, particularly for social housing. Thereby it allows to promote sustainable and safe construction practices while empowering rural development and conserving global resources.