Strategic lines 2020-2025
Fruit of an intense work of analysis of the present and future situation and of the consensus between the different actors linked to the cork sector – in the forestry part: the Forestry Consortium of Catalonia, the Center of the Forest Property, PEFC, the Ministry of ‘Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA), the Directorate General of Rural Development, Innovation and Agri-Food Training of MAPAMA and the European Forest Institute; in the part of wine participated the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) and the Technological Platform of the Wine (PTV) –, during the year 2019 the Strategic Plan of the Foundation Catalan Institute of the Cork until the year 2025 took shape with a series of lines of work:
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Investigate the contribution of cork in the positive evolution of wines Open or Close
• Train cellers on good practices on bottling
• Generate scientific publications on the influence of the taps de suro on the positive evolution of flat and sparkling wines
• Investigate on the alterations that produce alternative coverings in the evolution of the wine
• Developing technology for the elimination of not desired flavors
• Maintain the UNE secretary and the Spanish ISO delegation in cork
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Increase the sustainable use and regeneration of cork oak forests, an example of symbiosis between human and natural ecosystem Open or Close
• Implement a new forest service parallel to the extraction of cork (biomass, honey, pasture, hiking ...) in cork oak forests in Catalonia
• Facilitate the extraction of burnt cork to put it back into production
• Have a database of forest owners to facilitate the interrelationship between buyers and sellers
• Ensure the professionalization of the cork cam through the training of peelers and their professional accreditation
• Collaborate in the elimination of pests (cork, cork worm ...) through collaboration with the Administration
• Train forest managers and owners in the economic management of cork farms
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Research into the bioeconomy of the cork sector for its special contribution to climate change mitigation and local economic dynamism Open or Close
• Continuation of business projects on alternative uses for non-stopperable cork and by-products: cosmetics, 3D printing, design and construction
• Generate a new business area with recycled corks (circular economy)
• Investigate the feasibility of intensive cork planting with automatic irrigation
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Disseminate the value for the territory of the use of cork forests for the maintenance of their ecological, cultural, economic and social particularities, towards their inhabitants and abroad Open or Close
• Generate activities to promote cork jointly between the different actors in the territory: annual communication plan
• Promote the creation of exhibitions on the world of cork as well as digital material for its dissemination
• Invigorate the Cork Route and coordinate it if necessary
• Promote the planting of cork oaks as leisure and team building activities
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Foster international knowledge of the contribution to the bioeconomy and responsible consumption of the cork sector Open or Close
• Collaborate with international prescribers and disseminators for the dissemination of cork values
• Provide training on cork in all oenology faculties in Spain
• Execution of an international digital campaign to promote the bioeconomy of cork
• Participation in international technology platforms
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