European Arboricultural Council
The European Arboricultural Council 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 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:- ISA Chapter Austria
- Belgian Arborists Associations
- Bulgarian Arborist Association
- Croatian Arboricultural Council / Hrvatska udruga za Arborikulturu
- Croatian Forestry Society / Hrvatsko šumarsko društvo - HŠD
- Czech Tree Care Section - The Czech Chapter of ISA of the Czech Landscape and Garden Society / Spolecnost pro zahradni a krajinarskou tvorbu, z.s.
- Czech Union for Nature Conservation / Český svaz ochránců přírody
- Dansk Traplejeforening
- Estonian Arboricultural Association / Eesti Arboristide Ühing
- Finnish Tree Care Association
- French Arboricultural Society / Société Française d’Arboriculture
- Group of Experts Consultants in Ornamental Arboriculture / Groupement des Experts Conseilsen Arboriculture Ornementale
- Interessenvertretung Deutsche Baumpflege - Germany
- Greek National Union of Landscape Industry ]
- Hungarian Arborists Association / Magyar Faápolók Egyesülete
- Italian Society of Arboriculture / S.I.A. Società Italiana di Arboricoltura
- Latvijas Kokkopju-Arboristu Biedriba
- Lithuanian Arborists Association
- Experts of Landscape and Greenery / Kraštovaizdžio ir želdynų ekspertų grupė - KŽEG
- Royal Dutch Association of Landscapers and Gardeners / Koninklijke Vereniging van Hoveniers en Groenvoorzieners VHG Platform Boomspecialisten
- Norsk Trepleie Forum
- Polish Arboricultural Council
- Federation of Polish Arborists / Stowarzyszenie "Federacja Arborystów Polskich"
- Romanian Arboricultural Association / Asociatia Romana de Arboricultura
- Romanian Arborist Association / Asociatia Arboristilor din Romania
- ZDOROVY LES NPSA
- Society of Landscape Horticulture of Serbia
- International Society of Arboriculture, AO Slovakia / ISA Slovensko
- Spanish Association of Arboriculture / Asociación Española de Arboricultura
- Svenska Trädföreningen
- Bund Schweizer Baumpflege
- Ukrainian Arboricultural Association
- The Arboricultural Association