The European Arboricultural Council (EAC) is a forum where delegates from a wide range of arboricultural organizations throughout Europe meet. The goal of the EAC is to elevate the status and to raise the professional level of competence within arboriculture. This objective is carried out by liaising on matters ranging from research and education to successful tree establishment and the improvement of safe working practices.
Objectives
The EAC coordinates and represents the interests of the European arboriculture towards appropriate governing bodies and individuals in order to achieve improvements in the fields of:
The profession of Arboriculture Research on urban trees tree planting in urban conditions Education and training in Arboriculture Safe working practices Tree management Disease and pest control Harmonization in tree care procedures in Europe
Working groups
The EAC is divided into the following working groups: Certification and Quality Management working group Question Bank working group European City of the Trees Award working group Arboriculture Research and Development Grant Scheme working group European Tree Worker Handbook EAC Homepage working group
Members
The following countries are members of the European Arboriculture Council:
Austria
- ISA Chapter Austria home page
Belgium
- Belgian Arborists Associations (BAAs) home page
Bulgaria
- Bulgarian Arborist Association home page
Croatia
- Croatian Arboricultural Council / Hrvatska udruga za Arborikulturu (HUA) home page
- Croatian Forestry Society / Hrvatsko šumarsko društvo - HŠD home page
Czech Republic
- Czech Tree Care Section - The Czech Chapter of ISA of the Czech Landscape and Garden Society / Spolecnost pro zahradni a krajinarskou tvorbu, z.s. (SZKT) home page
- Czech Union for Nature Conservation / Český svaz ochránců přírody (ČSOP) home page
Denmark
- Dansk Traplejeforening home page
Estonia
- Estonian Arboricultural Association / Eesti Arboristide Ühing home page
Finland
- Finnish Tree Care Association home page
France
- French Arboricultural Society / Société Française d’Arboriculture (SFA) home page
- Group of Experts Consultants in Ornamental Arboriculture / Groupement des Experts Conseilsen Arboriculture Ornementale (GECAO) home page
Germany
- Interessenvertretung Deutsche Baumpflege - Germany home page
Greece
- Greek National Union of Landscape Industry (PEEGEP) home page)
Hungary
- Hungarian Arborists Association / Magyar Faápolók Egyesülete home page)
Italy
- Italian Society of Arboriculture / S.I.A. Società Italiana di Arboricoltura home page
Latvia
- Latvijas Kokkopju-Arboristu Biedriba home page
Lithuania
- Lithuanian Arborists Association (LARA) home page
- Experts of Landscape and Greenery (LGEG) / Kraštovaizdžio ir želdynų ekspertų grupė - KŽEG home page
Netherlands
- Royal Dutch Association of Landscapers and Gardeners (VHG) / Koninklijke Vereniging van Hoveniers en Groenvoorzieners VHG Platform Boomspecialisten home page
Norway
- Norsk Trepleie Forum home page
Poland
- Polish Arboricultural Council
- Federation of Polish Arborists / Stowarzyszenie "Federacja Arborystów Polskich" home page
Romania
- Romanian Arboricultural Association / Asociatia Romana de Arboricultura (ARA) home page
- Romanian Arborist Association / Asociatia Arboristilor din Romania (AAR)
Russia
- ZDOROVY LES NPSA (membership resting) home page
Serbia
- Society of Landscape Horticulture of Serbia home page
Slovakia
- International Society of Arboriculture, AO Slovakia / ISA Slovensko home page
Spain
- Spanish Association of Arboriculture / Asociación Española de Arboricultura (AEA) home page
Sweden
- Svenska Trädföreningen home page
Switzerland
- Bund Schweizer Baumpflege home page
Ukraine
- Ukrainian Arboricultural Association home page
United Kingdom / Ireland
- The Arboricultural Association home page
See also European City of the Trees
External links EAC-trees Youtube EAC Facebook
References
Official Webpage