... G.,Defining the concept of sustainability and a demonstration of prac-tical application of sustainable forest management based on theSUFOR experience, Proceedings of the IUFRO Conference on Decision ... Sánchez-González et al.scarce natural regeneration, ageing of cork oak stands, loss of cork quality [41], intense pruning [8] and increased cork oakdecline (“seca”) [27].Cork oak stands in Spain ... surface of Spanish cork oak stands) and produce 48 000 t of cork, whichcorresponds to 54% of the Spanish cork production [27, 41].Cork oak forests are mainly found in Catalonia and the south of Andalusia....