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| Keywords: outdoor This is a beautiful example of a sustainable industry where I live, a non-invasive way of exploiting nature and generating employment. The cork-oaks grow in a protected Natural Park, which is also used for many different leisure activities. The bark is harvested from each tree every nine years by skilled workmen and taken down from the hills on mules. The best cork goes to the local wine producers. This is a beautiful example of a sustainable industry where I live, a non-invasive way of exploiting nature and generating employment. The cork-oaks grow in a protected Natural Park, which is also used for many different leisure activities. The bark is harvested from each tree every nine years by skilled workmen and taken down from the hills on mules. The best cork goes to the local wine producers. | ||||
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