With over 2.2 million hectares of cork forest, about one third (approximately 730 000 hectares) is situated in Portugal.

From all the cork oak forests, approximately 340 000 tonnes of cork are harvested each year.

It makes the cork viable in a unique manner, and as a result, the preservation of the cork oak forest, a unique example of green economy, which is based on a balance between economic, social and environmental issues. The constant concern to adopt and reinforce sustainable development practices makes Corticeira Amorim o…

Cork oak forests occupy an estimated area of over 2.2 million acres in the Western Mediterranean basin. Around 90% of the species is distributed in Portugal, Spain, Morocco and Algeria. Approximately 200 000 tons of cork are harvested from the world’s cork oak forests each year. Portugal, which has a third of the…

Installation of Corkeen system in children's playground in Monsanto Forest Park

It is estimated that per each ton of cork produced, the cork oak forest can sequester up to 73 tons of CO₂, a sizeable contribution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the main cause of climate change.

Corkeen begins in the cork oak forests of Portugal, a unique ecosystem that plays an important role in biodiversity, soil preservation, and carbon sequestration.   Unlike other raw materials, cork is harvested by hand without cutting down the tree. The bark naturally regenerates over time, making cork a renewable mater…

The wise hands that plant the trees of the cork oak forest are the same ones that skilfully strip the bark every year. Removing the bark from each cork oak.

On December 15, 1972, at the Stockholm Conference, in Sweden, the UN General Assembly designated June 5 as World Environment Day. In 2021 the United Nations has launched the campaign “Reimagine, Recreate, Restore” 1), as the starting point of taking measures to preserve the planet. The global population is as healthy a…

In this context, it was perfectly natural to choose Corkeen Play Original, to be applied to the floor of outdoor playspaces, given its sustainability credentials. The Corkeen has a thickness of 40 mm (25mm base layer and 15mm top layer) and a critical fall height of 1.45 m. The carbon sequestration of the cork oak fore…

The Corkeen system was chosen. It is made of cork, a raw material of 100% natural, recyclable and renewable origin, with negative CO<span style="vertical-align: sub; font-size: smaller;">2</span> emissions and free from all types of toxins and chemicals. During the installation process, Eco Top, the Corkeen…

Cork is a natural, 100% biodegradable, recyclable, renewable raw material obtained from the cork oak tree (Quercus Suber L.). This oak species whose bark (cork) regenerates itself is mainly found in Southern Mediterranean countries and North Africa, and has an average lifetime of 200 years. Portugal is the leading cork…

The Eden Project is a large botanical garden and environmental center, located in Cornwall, UK. With an area of about 13 hectares, it has two large dome-shaped greenhouses, which recreate the natural biomes of the tropical forest and the Mediterranean climate, housing thousands of species of plants from throughout the…

Explore all the facts and cusiosities about cork and the importance of the oak tree and its forests.

Gartensta Plus is the Corkeen Brand Master for the Czech Republic & Slovakia markets. Based in Prague, the company was founded to care for public spaces. This compromise was born from a relationship with nature, forests, and green…

Gartensta Plus is the Corkeen Brand Master for the Czech Republic & Slovakia markets. Based in Prague, the company was founded to care for public spaces. This compromise was born from a relationship with nature, forests, and green…