The preservation of cork oaks is crucial for Portugal, which has made them a protected species since it takes an average of 40 years for a tree to start producing cork that can be used by cork makers.

His work helps secure the future of both Portugal's cork industry, and the company. Standing in a field of planted cork oaks ...

The notion that we shouldn’t so much as touch one of these amazing evergreen oaks is rooted in ... made from the bark of cork ...