Cork's comeback by Aleithead published on 2022-12-31T09:10:37Z In the sweltering heat of the Portuguese summer, gangs of axe-wielding men can be seen roaming the countryside attacking trees. Harvesting cork bark goes back centuries and is hot, hard and hugely skilful work. Cork oaks are one of the few commercial forestry crops where the trees aren’t felled, and with many oaks living for 200 years or more, they can provide a great sink for sequestering carbon. Portuguese wine corks have a negative carbon footprint, prompting some to even suggest drinking more wine to save the planet. But new technology is now helping the axemen and the cork-makers alike, as Alastair Leithead reports for BBC News... Genre News & Politics