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 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 

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 / The Republic of Ireland

    - The Arboricultural Association home page

See also
European City of the Trees

External links 
 EAC-trees Youtube
 EAC Facebook

References 

 Official Webpage

Forestry in Europe
International forestry organizations
Urban forestry organizations