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Castaña del Bierzo, a chestnut Guarantee Label

The aim of the guarantee label is to protect chestnuts designated under the "Castaña del Bierzo" designation of origin and the characteristics defined in its

Cork quality assessement on the pile

This document presents the methodology used by the Extremadura Scientific and Technological Research Centre (CICYTEX) for assessing the quality of piled cork. Once the cork

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

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

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

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.

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

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

RESINEX Operational Group: Professionalization, knowledge transfer and innovation in the resin sector in Extremadura

The RESINEX Operational Group (OG) and its innovation project are presented, the aim of the latter being to boost the resin sector in Extremadura. This

ResinApp: A Web/Android App for logistics and natural resin traceability

The ResinApp provides the natural resin sector with a tailored tool that allows the traceability of natural resin from the forest to the factory, endowing

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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