European Arboricultural Council
| European Arboricultural Council (EAC) |
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| purpose | Raising quality standards and promoting research and training |
| Chair: | Jonathan Cocking |
| Establishment date: | 1992 |
| Number of members: | 20 national associations |
| Seat : | Bad Honnef |
| Website: | www.eac-arboriculture.com |
The European Arboricultural Council eV ( EAC ), based in the Haus der Landschaft in Bad Honnef, is a forum in which delegates from European tree care organizations have come together. Their aim, the quality and to increase the profession through promotion of research and training further to ensure a successful tree care and improving working methods.
aims
The EAC coordinates and represents the interests of the responsible institutions , personalities and politicians in Europe and in the individual countries in order to achieve improvements in the following areas:
- Profession
- City tree research
- Planting city trees
- Education and training in tree care
- Occupational safety
- Tree management
- Monitoring of diseases and pests
- Harmonization of tree care in Europe
Working groups
It has the following active working groups:
- Public Relations and Marketing
- Social media
- Certification and quality assurance
- Question bank
- Tree planting
- European Tree Worker Handbook
- European City of the Trees (ECOT) Prize
- European standard for tree pruning
Member states
The following countries are members:
- Belgium : Belgian Arborists Associations (BAAs)
- Bulgaria : Bulgarian Arborist Association
- Denmark : Dansk Traplejeforening
- Germany : Representation of interests of German tree care (IDB)
- Finland : Finnish Tree Care Association
- Greece : Hellenic Association for Arboriculture
- Great Britain , The Arboricultural Association
- Italy : SIA Società Italiana die Arboricoltura
- Croatia : Hrvatska udruga za Arborikulturu (HUA)
- Latvia : Latvijas Kokkopju-Arboristu Biedriba
- Lithuania : Lithuanian arboricultural center
- Netherlands : VHG Vakgroep Boomverzorging
- Norway : Norsk Trepleie Forum
- Austria : ISA-Austria
- Poland : International Society of Tree Cultivation & Protection and Polish Arboricultural Council
- Russia : Zdorovy Les NPSA
- Sweden : Svenska Trädförening
- Switzerland : Federation of Swiss Tree Care
- Serbia : Society of Landscape Horticulture of Serbia
- Slovakia : ISA Slovensko
- Spain : Asociación Española de Arboricultura (AEA)
- Czech Republic : Czech Tree Care Society (SZKT) and Czech Union for Nature Conservation (ČSOP)