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First assessment of cork oak planting and natural regeneration trials in the PACA region
For more than 20 years, plantation and natural regeneration trials have been set up by the CRPF PACA in the Maures massif with the collaboration
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The association “Gemme la forêt d’Aquitaine”
The association "Gemme la forêt d'Aquitaine" was founded on 7 March 2014. Its aim is to revive resin extraction in the Landes de Gascogne forest.
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Technological characterization of the impact of resin extraction on Pinus pinaster
Within the framework of the European project SustForest Plus for the revival of gemmaging in Europe, the Centre Régional de la Propriété Forestière de Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Supercritical CO2 extraction technique
After harvesting, the resin takes the form of a homogeneous mixture. Its distillation makes it possible to obtain two products: rosin and turpentine oil. The
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STRADIVERNIS: study of an organic source varnish based on colophane of maritime pine and linen oil
The aim of the project is to develop an industrially producible bio-sourced varnish based on gum rosin and linseed oil, inspired by the ancient know-how
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Resin: A conservation tool for our pine forests
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
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Resin production according to heath type
The objective of this project is to characterize the links between the production of maritime pine resin and the properties of the station. The program
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Reduction of the difficulty of the resin tapper’s work with the Biogemme© method.
The attractiveness of the resin tapper's profession is a key point for the revival of natural resin extraction to be a success. The aim is
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Modelling the growth of Pinus pinaster stands in the Landes de Gascogne in a changing climate
The aim of the EVAFORA study is to simulate the behaviour of Pinus pinaster stands in the face of climate change by 2100 by analysing
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Lone Worker Device
The risk of accident is real for the resin tapper. The objective here is not to protect the worker against the accident but rather to
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From gene to resin
The objective of the project is to provide preliminary information, both bibliographic and ethnological, chemical, genomic, biochemical, technical and economic, in order to assess the
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A label for local natural resin
The valorization of local natural resin in high added value niche markets is a pillar of the French strategy for the revival of the sector.
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INCREDIBLE project aims to show how Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFP) can play an important role in supporting sustainable forest management and rural development, by creating networks to share and exchange knowledge and expertise. ‘Innovation Networks of Cork, Resins and Edibles in the Mediterranean basin’ (INCREDIBLE) promotes cross-sectoral collaboration and innovation to highlight the value and potential of NWFPs in the region.

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‘Innovation Networks of Cork, Resins and Edibles in the Mediterranean basin’ (INCREDIBLE) project receives funding from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme under grant agreement Nº 774632.

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