This one and a half-day event is organised in 2 sessions and aims to develop regional skills for cork quality assessment in the Mediterranean region. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this event will take place online. INCREDIBLE partners FORESTAS [1], UNAC [2] and ISA [3] are organising this online event, together with the Regione Autonoma della Sardegna [4].

Addressed to cork producers and also managers, technicians, professionals, researchers and landowners’ associations.

The objectives to be reached through this seminar are:

A. Participants will become familiar with:

• Cork sampling field protocols used in Portugal and Spain;
• Cork quality commercial classification protocols;
• Cork defects, pests and diseases with impact in the market value

B. Cork iNet questions directly targeted:

• Profitability of cork production
• Attempt the adoption of a common standard for assessing cork quality across the Mediterranean.

Check here the programme [5] and download here the presentations [6].