Diary

Trees are inseparable from life on earth, and remain our last chance in the face of a climate and more generally ecological crisis that is racing. The preservation of forests, their rehabilitation, their extension with in particular the introduction of tree systems in agricultural areas and the revegetation of cities, are becoming one of the planetary challenges of the years and decades to come.

Paradoxically, deforestation is accelerating while never in human history have we become so aware of the importance of trees and forests, their benefits on the climate, biodiversity and the health of populations, in cities. like in the countryside.

The latest scientific discoveries on plant communication come into astonishing adequacy with certain traditional knowledge of the Peoples called “ First “. This convergence of sciences and traditions raises questions about the modes of acquisition of knowledge in humanity. Moreover, certain natural entities are beginning to benefit from a legal status that is essential for the maintenance of their integrity. Trees and forests can then inspire us. They hold solutions for the world of tomorrow.

The International Forums of Trees and People propose to create a Tree-Human synergy generating wealth in all areas: environmental, agricultural, social, cultural, economic, educational, health and spiritual.

 

Organizers:

The association Trees, sciences and traditions (ASET) and the Natural History Museum (MHN), in co-production with the Botanical Conservatory and Garden (CJB-) and the Museum of Ethnography (MEG) of the City of Geneva ;

Under the patronage of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the World Biodiversity Council (IPBES) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ;

Under the patronage of Ernst Zürcher, Forest Engineer, Doctor of Natural Sciences, Professor Emeritus and Researcher in Wood Sciences, Dominique Bourg, Philosopher of Ecology, Full Professor, Specialist in Environmental Issues and Sophie Swaton, Philosopher and Economist, Master teaching at the University of Lausanne. *The Conservatory and Botanical Garden (CJB) and the Museum of Ethnography (MEG) of the City of can propose a personality of their expertise.

Project team (MHNG and ASET):

Claude Lefebvre, President of theASETmathematics and physics teacher, lecturer on trees and Bernard Pipon, project manager in the association Trees, sciences and traditions (ASET). Christiane Kurth, cultural mediator and Hervé Groscarret, Head of the Public and Exhibitions Unit of the MHN. *The Conservatory and Botanical Garden (CJB) and the Museum of Ethnography (MEG) of the City of Geneva communicate the collaborators who will join the project team.

Size:

Conferences, debates, round tables, workshops, films, artistic events, exhibitions and installations, discoveries and activities in parks and forests. French/English forum, with good accessibility for all.

Target audiences:

Scientific and cultural partners, professionals in forestry, agroforestry and green spaces, environmental agencies and associations, professionals from international organizations, major schools (Hepia, University, agroforestry sector, etc.) and the general public: adults, seniors, families (including young audiences), schoolchildren, students, pregnant women, people in accessibility

Institutions to approach for support, actions and programming sp. (…):

Green Spaces Department, Municipal Libraries, Cantonal Office of Agriculture and Nature (OCAN), Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), School of Landscape Engineering and Architecture (HEPIA), CERNInternational Geneva (UNDP, A 2050 Today and A autochthony, Arboretum, Pro Natura, Pro Silva Switzerland, Plante et Cité suisse, Agroforst, Reforest Action, Perm Abundance Collective, etc.