Suberwood2005: New challenges for integration of cork oak forests and products
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Background and aims
The cork oak is a tree with unique abilities. Man has shaped cork oak forests into complex systems that have been able to maintain their economic, social and environmental sustainability. Over the last century, the cork oak management system has been economical supported mainly by the production of cork.
Product
diversification has shown to be an advantage for forest systems and
environmental benefits are nowadays a key issue in management. The use of
new management tools, the integration of the forest-to-product chain, and
the adoption of the state-of-the-art technologies are the new challenges
faced by the cork oak forests and industry.
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to maintain the environmental and socio-economic sustainability of
the cork-oak system,
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increase its competitiveness as an integrated natural resource management
system
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