Describe the key elements constituting the natural resin sector in a historical resinous region, underlining the social, environmental and economic importance of resin harvesting, and its potential as an instrument of local development and environmental conservation.
Resin: A conservation tool for our pine forests
- Category: Resins
- Themes: Profitability
- Position in the value chain: Forestry
- Type: Practice
- Scale: National
- Country: France
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