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A Win for Nature - Portugal's Sustainable Cork Industry is Growing Again!
This post is a synopsis of the article ‘Portugal pops a cork to the regeneration of a formerly ailing industry – and to its sustainable future’ by Marina Watson Peláez from Equal Times media. Read ...
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The environmental and community benefits of harvesting cork
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) defines cork oak as a priority species, meaning that cork oak is one of the most environmentally, culturally, and economically important species on the planet. Increas...
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Cow's leather deemed the world's most environmentally damaging textile
Did you know that Global Fashion Agenda found cow’s leather to be the most environmentally damaging textile in the world? We were shocked too.
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The incredible characteristics and history of cork
Fossils show that cork oak trees have existed for millions of years, even surviving the ice age due to their protective bark. Cork has been utilised by humans since ancient times, harvested and pro...
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