The Centro de Competências dos Recursos Silvestres/Competence Centre for Wild Resources (CCRES) is the result of the formalisation of a network of partners that was created to guarantee the sharing of knowledge, skills and competencies in order to ensure the growth, innovation, internationalization and competitiveness of Wild Resources, namely the strawberry tree fruit, wild or cultivated mushrooms, prickly pear, dye plants, thistle, caper and fennel, among others.