Keyword: resin harvesting

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

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

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

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

Optimization of ultrasonic-assisted extraction and study of biological activities of Pinus brutia needles

The aim of this work was to enhance the extraction technique of pine needles active molecules to valorize the non used needles.

New drilling method for resin extraction in Segovia (Spain)

The traditional method of resin tapping is a very time-consuming activity since it requires the resin tapper to visit each tree every 10 to 15 days

Maritime pine silvicultural models – what do we know?

In Portugal, traditionally, the maritime pine is the species exploited to obtain resin. The silvicultural models used assume timber as the main product and resin

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

Innovative initiatives in the forest sector applied to the resin sector

The objective of this document is to highlight the importance of different initiatives, techniques and tools that have been presented by different organizations, both public

Influence of resin tapping on wood characteristics and properties

Assess how resin tapping can induce changes in the physical, chemical, and mechanical wood properties of the trees, thus conditioning its technological suitability for certain

Guide to the application of the territorial contract for resin tappers, an innovative institutional support formula for the natural resin sector

The autonomous resin tapper trade is precarious due to factors such as the seasonality of the activity, the fluctuation of resin prices, some resination campaigns

GO PinusResina

The PinusResina initiative aims to identify/establish new value chains for the competitive and safe transformation and recovery of pine resin in high value-added products, with

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