Sensing the cork oak forest: an insight into the workers in the woods
A stunning new photographic exhibition unveils a poetic and emotional insight into the workers who remove the cork from our forests. “Sentir...
Catalan Cork Institute Foundation at the Cassà de la Selva cork stopper fair
As each year, the Catalan Cork Institute Foundation (ICSuro) will take part in the cork stopper fair which will take place in...
The future will be made of wood: Why we’ll use it for cars, houses,...
Translated from original article in La Vanguardia.
"If the 19th century was the era of steel and the 20th...
Miel Muria: the only PEFC-certified honey in Europe
Catalan honey producers, Miel Muria, have recently signed a PEFC license to communicate and make visible their certified sustainable forest management. The...
IUFRO Spotlight: Using a social lens on the forest bioeconomy
IUFRO is highlighting the social dimensions of the forest-based bioeconomy in its latest edition. The IUFRO Spotlight Using a social science lens...
Wood sector alliance for the New European Bauhaus
The European wood-based sector launched the wood sector alliance for the New European Bauhaus (Wood4Bauhaus.eu) to establish an open platform of stakeholders....
Woodworking Industries present joint position on EU Forest Strategy
CEI-Bois, the European Confederation of the Woodworking Industries, and EOS, the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry have issued on the 16...
Forested rural areas are a valuable source of non-fossil raw materials
In the circular sustainable bioeconomy perspective, forested rural areas represent a precious source of the lignocellulose and non-fossil raw materials for established...
How can the transition to the bioeconomy improve the social sustainability of forest workers?
A survey launched by Julia Virgolino from University College Dublin in partnership with Universidade Federal da Paraiba (Brazil) aims on building an...
Energy and material substitution of wood products for climate change mitigation
The article "Climate mitigation by energy and material substitution of wood products has an expiry date" was recently published in the Journal...
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Wild forest products can help propel green growth in Europe
Wild forest products such as cork, natural resins, mushrooms, medicinal plants, nuts and berries have huge potential to contribute to green growth...
