ISO/TS 24972:2026

This document provides guidance to manage cork oak forests in a sustainable way. This document provides orientation for protecting cork oak forest while allowing appropriate use of the resources. It describes practices mainly focused on cork production while promoting cork oak forest regeneration, multiple benefits and mitigating global change. This document also points out practices to avoid or that are forbidden. The information given in this document can be also used for assessing future development of cork oak forests under different management scenarios as a guidance on how trade-offs between different forest functions should be dealt with.