Scale: Continental

Towards the economic valuation of ecosystem production from cork oak forests in Sardinia (Italy)

The study aimed at assessing the value and trade-offs of a number of ecosystem services associated to cork oak woodland management under different sylvicultural options

The use of cork in the thermoregulation of beehives

The aim of this trial was to : a) increase thermoregulation efficiency of beehives by using cork in the construction of hive walls, thus improving

Impact of Leptoglossus occidentalis on commercial pine nut kernel per cone output

The aim of this work was to quantify the extent of the recent decline observed in pine nut and kernel production. For this purpose, we

EUROCASTANEA, the European Chestnut Network

Eurocastanea is the consultation and representation body for professionals in the chestnut sector in the countries of the European Union, and in the European and

Clonal variation in susceptibility to Leptoglossus occidentalis in grafted Stone pine plantations

Some experiments conducted at the Institute of Agri-Food Research and Technology of Catalonia (IRTA), aimed at evaluating the productive capacity of Stone pine clones from

Biocastanea – Leading International Fair on Chestnut

The main objective of Biocastanea is the sustainability of chestnut orchards as a natural, cultural, economic and landscape element, through the transfer of technical and

Delineation of seed collection zones based on environmental and genetic characteristics for Quercus suber L. in Sardinia, Italy

The main objective of the study is assessing the areas where Quercus suber (cork oak) seeds (acorns) should be collected, taking into account both environmental

Resin cooperativism and business diversification: ingredients for sustainable and quality forestry job

Sometimes, the profitability of a natural resource use depends more on the business model and the entrepreneurial culture on which its exploitation is based, than

SustForest Resin Lab: A network of experimental and monitoring plots of the resin resource

Researchers and forest managers interested in the study of the resin resource have difficulties in locating and accessing experimental data generated in previous projects. This circumstance

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

Analysis and management of main ecosystem services and multi-functionality of Sardinian cork oak woods

The work analyses the multifunctionality of cork oak forests and the benefits in terms of ecosystem services (CICES 2018, MAES 2017) in Sardinia. Supply, regulation

TRUFFORUM: Connecting the black truffle producers with the consumers

Trufforum® is an international event created by the The "European Mycological Institute" (EGTC-EMI) with the aim of promoting the responsible use of the Tuber melanosporum

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