Definition: Mediterranean Cork Institute

Providing solutions to the problems faced by owners.
Maintain and cultivate expertise that is in danger of disappearing.
Structure, guide and participate in various applied research programmes.
Participate in the mobilisation of funds for the restoration of cork oak forests.
Centralise and disseminate technical documentation on cork oak.
Promote cork and its uses.
Communicate and popularise cork oak cultivation techniques.
Develop social action through cork oak cultivation training as part of work-based rehabilitation.
The IML's official website is a very detailed source of information on everything related to cork, including the Institute's past and future research, achievements and projects, the history of cork, the cultivation of cork oak forests, cork harvesting and its uses, as well as a wealth of documentation.
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