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--- legal_identity_for_trees [2013-04-17 10:21] – [References] 78.29.246.198
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   * workshop on 20121012 and 20121013. participants; Heath Bunting, An Mertens, guillaume neu-rinaudo, reg carremans, karin ulmer, lucia penninckx, els de greef, rasa alksnyte, nik gaffney, maja kuzmanovic.
-  * workshop on 20130406 and 20130407. participants: Rasa Alksnyte, Heath Bunting, An Mertens, Karin Ulmer, Christel Dusoleil, Mie Demin, xxxx.
+  * workshop on 20130406 and 20130407. participants: Rasa Alksnyte, Heath Bunting, An Mertens, Karin Ulmer, Wai Wai, Christel Dusoleil, Mie Demin, xxxx.
 Concept: Legal identity of trees in period of rapid extinction
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   * A new green history of the world
   * Deep Survival, Lawrence González
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 ====Workshop 2: Day1====
+===Introduction of remarkable trees in Zoniënwoud/Forêt de Soignes===
+    * //the oak//
+    * //the colonialised tree//: beech of 1882 with an enormous gall, first impression is that of a strong powerful tree, when you look behind it, you see it is invaded by the parasite mushroom Ustulina Deusta -> //possible stories//: the forest is considered to be a museum because of its 'beech cathedral' but the actual museum is underground, authentic forest soil (never has been used for agriculture, unique for Belgium, interest of archeological researchers), testimony of all layers of geological changes & host for large networks of fungi: parasites, saprotrophics, commensalism, mutualism.
+    * //The solidary and the miraculeus//: 2 beeches along the pond, one has a scar that is 20 years old (method to cut a tree: you make a camembert to indicate the direction, you cut half through to make it fall over). The guard wanted the tree to fall in the pond and serve as an ecological habitat, he stopped half way, because the solidary lent his branch to lean on -> //possible stories//: about forest management since 14th century, le code forestier in 1854, contemporary situation (1 guard for 200ha in Brussels Region, 9000 visitors/ha/year; forest is distributed over 3 regions (40% Brussels, 54% FLanders, 6% Wallonia), accepted as protected area in framework of EU-project Natura 2000 since 2007, 1st collaborations between regions, future as Unesco World Heritage?)
+    * //Prince charming//: hornbeam/haagbeuk/carpinus betulus: how could it grow like this? The French way to differentiate a beech from a hornbeam: 'le charme d'Adam est d'être à poils' or NL 'Knoppen behagen de twijgen'
+    * //The Quadruplet//: hornbeam, is it one tree that fell off and got new sprouts? or is it a fairy ring of trees (usually mushrooms)?
+    * //The kissing trees//
+    * other trees: the larch (fast grower, encourages the young beeches to grow), the lime tree, the birch with fungi ...
+===Creation of identities===
+  * 'beech': symbol of positive future scenarios for planet earth, as it is easily blown over by strong winds -> demographic and ecological situation is very alarming, believing and implementing positive scenarios are not 'quick business' with fast visible results. Can we imagine small side stories that cover the larger tronk, the way the beech is protected by small trees; think of a world with detention of material needs, a tree party in Parliament, trees as conflict solvers (talking sticks in African tradition), because it is grounded (translator in conflict), filter out water, CO2, oxygen; humans give carbodioxide
+  * 'oak': symbol for strong blast away apocalypse story / Cyprus / world crisis / ; the oak can be representative of capitalist society driven by money, the symbol of patriarchal society because of the way it grows its branches vs lime tree (can we look for a new symbol? the birch maybe?), symbol of Germany. We eat the nuts, use wood for house, for ships (to win wars)... Counter argument: in the old mythology of Balkan the oak is matriarchal, it allows for very good shadow, you can soak/chew/dry nuts, make coffee, tea, burn the wood, use leaves for clothing...
+  * 'birch': pioneer, time scale / migration / adapt through preparation (no shock → diarrea, constipation), every part of the tree is useful for human people, we're silver birches around the table. Can birches be new symbol for Northern Eur & North Asian population
+  * 'larch': time: change your mind through changing your scope: story of ice age, 2 millions years ago till 10000y ago, migration. We think that we need much, tree with five elements can live 200 till 1000 years, human needs so many things to become 80 years old. The larch is representative of the primitive reproduction system, spore-families, it maintained the same instinct, this is how it works. We went too far of our instincts, we believe the 'smoking cigars & knowing the right people' works, and ignore the knowledge that we still have implanted in us, especially in relation with the nature, f.ex. Cycle of the nature, how it works, gather water, build the house (not very different within aborigonals in Australia & indian communities in South America. And also: the Archer's guild in Brussels has become so rare that it has become very special
+Other thoughts:
+  * As humans we have the ability to change our mind: responding to our basic needs, we can change the status of the place (Foret de Soignes can be a reserve or a domain for agriculture (everyone can cut tree down), important to 'aim' the most important tree: if that tree is in danger, they will all work to heal it and protect it (< war theory: do not kill your ennemy, injure him so the rest of the army has to take care of him)
+  * what are we trying to protect: money, income – security mechanism, fight to exist (we find it very difficult to give up things, f.ex. give up mobile phone, psychological reasons), change politically for luxury. Fitting / doesn't work anymore, people do not want to change
 ====Workshop 2: Day2====
+Exploration of trees in the city of Brussels (1000)
+**  * Introduction to the juridic context & management of trees and parks**
+It is complicated :-)
+These public trees can belong to different official owners: the city, the Region (regional roads & parks), the king, the federal state. This is the first thing to find out.
+For the parks this is easy: Check the 'infofiches/fiches d'info' at http://documentatie.leefmilieubrussel.be
+For the roads there is the latest Regional Bike map (with relief & waterproof!) that has all the regional roads indicated in bold.
+Almost all parks are protected.
+The trees in Regional parks and on Regional roads are signed with a number.
+The newly planted trees in the city of Brussels have only been registered since 2008. In 2011 the city started an (non-publicly accessible) inventory of all trees in 1000 Brussels. It is not finished yet. The rumour goes there are about 40000 different trees.
+The Region has set up a public database on 'remarkable' trees: [[http://www.arbres-inventaire.irisnet.be|inventaire arbres]]. A tree can be part of the scientific database (it corresponds to the selection criteria), the conservation list (bewaarlijst: the tree cannot be cut or treated more than normal maintenance without permission of the state) or on the protected list (idem bewaarlijst + when the tree dies, a tree of the same species has to be planted in the same location).
+Selection criteria are: a considerable trunk (at 1,5m), the localisation (the more visible for the more people, more remarkable), the frequency (less frequent, more remarkable), the historical value (referenced in literary and other works), the age, the individualisation (in group, less remarkable) etc.
+The team of the 'Cel Groene Zones' of the city of Brussels has selection criteria to chose trees to plant. The trees are 'suitable for urban environments' when:
+  * their roots resist salt (in winter)
+  * they resist pollution (cars/busses)
+  * they resist litter & vandalism (when you break a branch of a fruit tree it will not survive)
+  * they can stand presence of humans at their roots (a walnut tree needs rest at the roots for the first 15y of its life, treading the soil condenses the soil and puts pressure on the roots)
+  * they are easy to maintain and don't cause too much trouble for inhabitants (leafs that fall off, block the sewage etc)
+Trees that are frequently planted: plataan, ash, lime tree, hazel, hawthorn
+Another criteria that is on stake for trees in the city: the presence of sewage, waterinfrastructure, gastubes or electircity cables in the underground, f.ex. there are no trees in Rue Dansaert, which is an important ax)
+**  * exploration city**
+//Walk in the city center//, looking at trees, what they provide us with, how we could ent them
+Final destination: Prutske, the fig tree at La Bourse that is present in the scientific database of Monuments and Landscapes
+Discovery: the mini-oasis of biodiversity on Pantsertroepensquare, that has a 'bad' reputation as a dirty gipsy park
+trees are more difficult to identify because they have not blossomed yet and the maintenance has eliminated leaves, fruits or other identifiers...
+amazing how little grass and paths are left in the city, we guess it has also to do with maintenance and tidiness
+//Walk in the city forest//: park of Laken where trees are like 'furniture for humans', discovery of a group of yews, shaking the branches produces a cloud of dust (pollen), female next to male trees; some numbered trees (check!)and a series of traces of which we are not sure whether they are from humans or from animals (wild chestnuts, leaves, chicken bones, rests of a walnut)
-====References====
+===References===
 **Books**
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   * Brussels Capital Region law & management:
-    *[[BIM Brussels Instituut voor Milieubeheer|http://www.ibgebim.be]] - Responsable permissions Forest de Soignes: Anne Borremans aborremans@environnement.irisnet.be - 02/775 7738
+    *[[http://www.ibgebim.be|BIM Brussels Instituut voor Milieubeheer]] - Responsable permissions Forest de Soignes: Anne Borremans aborremans@environnement.irisnet.be - 02/775 7738
-    *[[Ruimtelijke Ordening wetgeving|http://www.monument.irisnet.be/nl/download/legis/gecoordineerde_versie_bwro_090527.pdf]]
+    *[[http://www.monument.irisnet.be/nl/download/legis/gecoordineerde_versie_bwro_090527.pdf|Ruimtelijke Ordening wetgeving]]
-    *[[Monumenten en Landschappen|http://www.monument.irisnet.be/nl/legis/intro.htm]]
+    *[[http://www.monument.irisnet.be/nl/legis/intro.htm|Monumenten en Landschappen]]
-    *[[Monumenten en Landschappen inventary of remarkable trees in Brussels Region |http://arbres-inventaire.irisnet.be]]
+    *[[http://arbres-inventaire.irisnet.be|Monumenten en Landschappen inventary of remarkable trees in Brussels Region]]
-    * [[Monumenten en Landschappen: Heeft u een opmerkelijke boom?|http://bomen-inventaris.irisnet.be/pdf/nl/75-bomen_NL.pdf]]
+    * [[http://bomen-inventaris.irisnet.be/pdf/nl/75-bomen_NL.pdf|Monumenten en Landschappen: Heeft u een opmerkelijke boom?]]
   * Brussels City (1000), Cel Groene Zones - responsable for choosing, planting & maintaining trees in 1000 Brussels: Patrick Maes Patrick.Maes@brucity.be 02/2796006
-  * Le code forestier [[Flanders|http://codex.vlaanderen.be/Zoeken/Document.aspx?DID=1003183&param=inhoud#]], [[Wallonia|http://www.naturawal.be/images/stories/pdf/42_code%20forestier.pdf]], Brussels (not changed since 1854, paper copy is with An)
+  * Le code forestier [[http://codex.vlaanderen.be/Zoeken/Document.aspx?DID=1003183&param=inhoud#|Flanders]], [[http://www.naturawal.be/images/stories/pdf/42_code%20forestier.pdf|Wallonia]], Brussels (not changed since 1854, paper copy is with An)
   * Garde Forestier Verdronken Kinderen: Mr Willy Vandevelde (FR): 0497/599 463
+**Different uses of trees**
+  * [[http://www.pfaf.org|Plants for a Future]]
+  * Leafsnap (app Iphone)
+  * boskoi (app Foam, location edible plants in the city)