Type: Research

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

Assessment of resin tapping in pine forests of Castilla y León considering social and environmental values

The pine forests on the sandy plains of inner Spain represent a singular habitat and ecosystem in very poor site conditions. In addition to economic

Analysis of prescribed burning as a tool to increase resin yield

Along with the latest advances in the resin sector for improving resin production, such as forest tree breeding, innovative harvesting technology, etc, prescribed fire is

A wider resin tapping face to enhance resin and timber use compatibility in Galicia, Spain.

Explore options in Pinus pinaster stand management with adapted methods to improve compatibility between resin and timber uses. The aim is to verify whether the 20

Accessing site productivity in cork oak stands in Portugal

In recent decades, new cork oak plantation areas have been established in Portugal, not only in the traditional areas of distribution of the species but

Quantify the carbon sequestration of Aleppo Pine forests for developing and boosting forestry

Quantify the carbon footprint of different Alepo Pine forestry scenarios (biomass and soil capture and wood products storage) in order to compare in terms of

Time and dose of irrigation impact Tuber melanosporum proliferation in young black truffle orchards

Tuber melanosporum, the fungus that produces the priced Black Truffle, is adapted to Mediterranean droughts. Usually the production of truffles increases in years with higher

Thinning of dense forest stands can increase the Lactarius group deliciosus yields

In 2008, we installed 14 mushroom inventory plots of 100 m2 size in Pinus pinaster forests. The plots were selected to include a range of

Summer truffle (Tuber aestivum) potential and development opportunities in Croatia

Croatia is a world famous destination for its truffle collection in wild and the truffle sector is well developed. However, although Croatia is a small

StarTree project: case studies of Non Wood Forest Products value chains, the Trentino Alto-Adige (Italy) regional market of mushrooms

In the Italian forest sector, NWFPs play a fundamental role. In 2011, according to an estimation reported in State of Europe’s Forests , NWFPs were

Research on hypogeous fungi in Varaždin County, Croatia – a potential for economy development

Research on hypogeous fungi is a project carried out by the Croatian Forest Research Institute in cooperation with the County of Varaždin and the Bank

News for the NWFPs sector introduced by the new Italian fiscal reform

Describe the main contents of the recent Italian fiscal law on NWFPs, approved at the end of 2018. This fiscal reform aimed to simplify the

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