The Art of Cork Transformation

Cork oak forests are unique. They occur naturally only in
seven Mediterranean countries (Algeria, France, Italy,
Morocco, Portugal, Spain, and Tunisia). These landscapes
are mainly prized as a source for cork stoppers, the
backbone of the cork economy. Cork is also used in the
building sector for insulation and flooring as well as in
several kinds of manufacture. However, the economic and
social significance of cork oak forests goes well beyond cork
production and industry. For more information please see: http://www.fao.org/forestry/24048-0d0f7526e0dde2b210afee69f94c22931.pdf

This video was recorded on the occasion of the exhibition "The art of cork transformation" (photos by Roberto Graffi) held at FAO headquarters during the Committee on Forests (COFO) 2010. For information please see: http://www.fao.org/forestry/cofo/en/

(c) FAO of the UN.

Photos by Roberto Graffi used by kind permission of the author.

Other photos: (c) Flickr / Jbenayas (c) Flickr / José Angel (c) Flickr / Piermario and (c) Flickr / Duendedu under a Creative Commons License.

Map photo from Wikipedia (released into the public domain by its author, Sting)

Music credits: (c) "Peaceful Miles" by Massimo Rossino and (c) "Aiáia mia Santu Idesa" by Rossella Faa used by kind permission of their respective authors

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• FAO of the UN
• International Year of Forests
• IYF
• Sardinia
• Italy
• cork
• Mediterranean
• tradition
• climate change
• environment
• biodiversity