European Arboricultural Council

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:

ISA-Austria Belgian Arborists Associations (BAAs) Bulgarian Arborist Association Croatian Arboricultural Council / Hrvatska udruga za Arborikulturu (HUA) Czech Tree Care Society Dansk Traplejeforening Finnish Tree Care Association Interessenvertretung Deutsche Baumpflege - Germany Hellenic Association for Arboriculture - Greece ISA Italiano Latvijas Kokkopju-Arboristu Biedriba Lithuanian arboricultural center (LAC)
 * Austria
 * Belgium
 * Bulgaria
 * Croatia
 * Czech Republic
 * Denmark
 * Finland
 * Germany
 * Greece
 * Italy
 * Latvia
 * Lithuania

Lithuanian Arborists Association (LARA) VHG Vakgroep Boomverzorging Norsk Trepleie Forum Polish Arboricultural Council and Miedzynarodowe Towarzystwo Uprawy i Ochrony Drzew (MTUiOD) Sociedade de Ciencias Agrarias de Portugal (SCAP) Guild of Professionals in Landscape Industry (GPLI) and ZDOROVY LES NPSA Society of Landscape Horticulture of Serbia ISA Slovensko Asociación Española de Arboricultura (AEA) Svenska Trädföreningen Bund Schweizer Baumpflege The Arboricultural Association
 * Netherlands
 * Norway
 * Poland
 * Portugal
 * Russia
 * Serbia
 * Slovakia
 * Spain
 * Sweden
 * Switzerland
 * United Kingdom