Country: Portugal

Chestnut flower nectar: an essential ingredient of honey produced in the Montesinho Natural Park

Chestnut orchards are one of the most profitable crops in the Montesinho Natural Park (PNM) area, with chestnuts representing a large share of many families'

FSC certification: granting access to payment for ecosystem services in cork oak woodlands

This project aims to assess the effects of FSC certification on the conservation of cork oak woodlands namely how certified conservation zones (areas of lower

Chestnut breeding for resistance to root rot/ ink disease

European chestnut has a great economic impact in the rural economy of mountainous regions of southwest Europe. The main threats for this important crop are

APFC Annual Press Release on Pine Cone Quality

In order to contribute to greater market transparency, APFC - Associação de Produtores Florestais, conducts an impartial sampling and issues since 2015 a press release

Field sampling methods for cork value evaluation before cork debarking

The objective of the current work is the analysis of alternative sampling methods and intensities for estimating cork value before its extraction (price per unit

Adding knowledge to the impact and ecology of the seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis, on stone pine

There is still a substantial lack of knowledge about the effective impact and the ecology of the seed bug, Leptoglosus occidentalis, on the Mediterranean stone

Cork oak understory vegetation management

The cork oak forest management involves interventions in the understory with the following objectives: reduction of the fire risk, operationality of the cork harvesting, promotion

Cork oak mortality management

It is not possible to separate the cumulative effect of: climate change, soil conditions, cultural practices and the presence of biotic agents, the way the

The influence of silvicultural practices on resin production: stand density, tree diameter, and use of controlled fire

Some aspects contribute to the increase of resin tapping costs and, hence, to the reduction of resin yield, namely: the limitation on the diameter of the trees

Cork oak harvesting logistics

Improving the competitiveness of the cork oak producers, by improving the quality of the production process and the sustainability of the cork oak forest, by

SiResin – Resin Information System

The Decree-Law nº 181/2015, defines the legal regime for the resin activity and circulation of pine resin in Continental Portugal. The regime requires prior notification

Portuguese resin tapping legislation

In order to ensure the sustainability of the exploitation of pine resin and to guarantee that it is guided by good management practices - promoting

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