European Arboricultural Council Explained

European Arboricultural Council
Abbreviation:	EAC
Formation:	1992
Purpose:	To elevate the status and to raise the professional level of competence within arboriculture
Headquarters:	Bad Honnef, Germany
Membership:	26 European nations
Leader Title:	Chairperson
Leader Name:	Stefania Gasperini, Italy
Website:	http://www.eac-arboriculture.com/

The European Arboricultural Council (EAC) based in Bad Honnef, Germany 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 following working groups:

• Education and Certification with WG Exam Rules, WG Certification and Quality Management and WG Question Bank
• Publications with WG EAC Planting Guide, EAC Safety Guide, EAC Pruning Guide and EAC European Tree Worker Handbook
• Public Relations and Marketing with WG ECOT-Award (European City of Trees)

Members

Following countries are members of the European Arboriculture Council:

• Austria

ISA-Austria

• Belgium

Belgian Arborists Associations (BAAs)

• Bulgaria

Bulgarian Arborist Association

• Croatia

Croatian Arboricultural Council / Hrvatska udruga za Arborikulturu (HUA)

• Czech Republic

Czech Tree Care Society

• Denmark

Dansk Traplejeforening

• Finland

Finnish Tree Care Association

• Germany

Interessenvertretung Deutsche Baumpflege - Germany

• Greece

Hellenic Association for Arboriculture - Greece

• Italy

ISA Italiano

• Latvia

Latvijas Kokkopju-Arboristu Biedriba

• Lithuania

Lithuanian arboricultural center (LAC)

Lithuanian Arborists Association (LARA)

• Netherlands

VHG Vakgroep Boomverzorging

• Norway

Norsk Trepleie Forum

• Poland

Polish Arboricultural Council and Miedzynarodowe Towarzystwo Uprawy i Ochrony Drzew (MTUiOD)

• Portugal

Sociedade de Ciencias Agrarias de Portugal (SCAP)

• Russia

Guild of Professionals in Landscape Industry (GPLI) and ZDOROVY LES NPSA

• Serbia

Society of Landscape Horticulture of Serbia

• Slovakia

ISA Slovensko

• Spain

Asociación Española de Arboricultura (AEA)

• Sweden

Svenska Trädföreningen

• Switzerland

Bund Schweizer Baumpflege

• United Kingdom

The Arboricultural Association

See also

• European City of the Trees

External links

• ISA-Austria
• Interessenvertretung Deutsche Baumpflege (IDB) c/o BGL
• ISA Italiano
• VHG Vakgroep Boomverzorging
• Norsk Trepleie Forum
• Bund Schweizer Baumpflege
• Asociación Española de Arboricultura (AEA)
• Arboricultural Association
• Svenska Trädföreningen (ST)

Sources

• Official Webpage