Tag: non-wood forest products
Place branding and forests: a win-win alliance for rural development
Nowadays, branding is not only about products and goods, but also about places. The concept of place branding has become truly relevant in today's...
Mountains and their sustainable management are leading aspects of the Way...
PEFC Galicia, the Galician Association for the Promotion of Forest Certification, presented its "PEFC on the French Way" project - an initiative that forms...
Supporting cork oak forests in tackling climate change
The Catalan Cork Institute Foundation is starting a demonstration project "Dissemination of new cork oak forest management techniques to improve its productivity and resilience"....
The bioeconomy and non-timber forest products
Non-wood forest products – such as nuts, mushrooms, berries, resins, etc. – are crucial for the bioeconomy, ensuring the sustainability of forest ecosystems and...
Natural and cultural heritage in forests
Forests are one of the most important examples of natural heritage in the Mediterranean and the rest of the world, due to their exceptional...
Studying the benefits of cork stoppers for sparkling wines
The wine and cork sectors have joined forces in terms of sustainability and research through the SensoVI Operational Group, which aims to increase knowledge...
Cork, vital for the growth of the wine economy
In recent years, the market share of premium wines at national and international level has increased considerably. But what are the keys to a...
WILDFOOD Conference and Policy Forum
The WildFood project has reached the second year of activity. The time has come to review the work done by the Project partners, the...
SustForest Plus comes to an end…but the resin sector’s momentum continues!
The SustForest Plus project on "Multifunctionality, conservation and rural employment in the territory of southern Europe through resin extraction" was born in 2010 as...
Key highlights from the 7th Mediterranean Forest Week through EFIMED’s lens
The city of Antalya, Turkey has recently been the meeting point for academics, researchers, policy makers, and working professionals from the forestry field coming...
Hotter, drier, more fire-prone: how climate change will reshape wildfire hazard...
In 2025, more than one million hectares burned across the EU. In Sardinia, the Mediterranean's second-largest island, just 0.6% of fires cause over half...
