Book on Non-Timber Forest Products Launched at National Forestry Congress

The work, featuring a chapter on Medronho, will be presented at the Coimbra School of Agriculture from October 5th to 9th.

Cover of the book 'Non-Timber Forest Products of Continental Portugal' highlighting the chapter on Medronho.
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Cover of the book 'Non-Timber Forest Products of Continental Portugal' highlighting the chapter on Medronho.

The book “Non-Timber Forest Products of Continental Portugal”, which includes a chapter on Medronho, will be officially launched at the 10th National Forestry Congress, taking place at the Coimbra School of Agriculture (ESAC) between October 5th and 9th, 2026.

The chapter dedicated to Medronho was coordinated by ESAC/CERNAS lecturer and researcher, Goreti Botelho, and by researcher from the same center, Filomena Gomes, with the collaboration of several other authors from ESAC and other institutions.
The publication, to be presented within symposium 5 of the congress, is edited by researchers from the Forest Studies Center (Instituto Superior de Agronomia), Margarida Tomé and Tiago Lima. Besides Medronho, the book covers topics such as Cork, Chestnut, Pine Nuts, Resin, Acorns, Sap, Honey and Beekeeping, Game, Macrofungi, Forest Grazing, Traditional Orchards, and Fungi and the Forest.
Based on information from the official source: ESAC - Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra (30/09/2026)