SUSTFOREST PLUS PLANS THE KEY ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED IN THE FIRST PHASE OF THE YEAR
01 Mar 2019 11:37 AM
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The creation of the European Network of Resin Territories (ENRT), the international conference "The exploitation of resin, forests have a future", the calculation of the carbon footprint of products derived from natural resin and the socio-labour study of the European resin population were the main topics discussed in the last coordination meeting of the SustForest Plus project, which was attended by the Portuguese beneficiary partners  of the project, the INIAV, the municipalities of Penela and Proença-a-Nova and the Cesefor Foundation.

The conference took place on 26 February at the headquarters of the National Institute of Investigaçao e Veteinária, INIAV, in Lisbon. Dr. Miguel Pestana, from INIAV, welcomed the participants and showed them the large capabilities of this Institution for the development of agricultural and livestock projects. The meeting began with the presentation of the progress of the project already started in the INIAV. Then, in the municipalities of Penela and Proença-a-Nova, the work for the next quarter was planned and the most important issues within SustForest Plus were addressed. Among them, there is the creation of the European Network of Resin Territories and the International Conference "The exploitation of resin, forests have a future", which will take place on 30 and 31 May in Proença-a-Nova. This day will bring together the authorities and entities interested in supporting the creation of the Network and spaces will be created to discuss and reflect on the role that this Network will play in the structuring of the resin sector at European level.

Among the activities already implemented, there is the calculation of the carbon footprint of the products derived from natural resin that is being carried out by the Portuguese partner, the Municipality of Penela, and the socio-labor study of the European resins population on which the INIAV is working. Both topics were also laid on the table to study their current state of development, as well as other administrative and project management issues.