Members and sponsors

Founder members

Gottfried Brenner, Initiator and CEO of Bäume für Menschen – Trees for the World

Dr. Olaf Anders, Dipl.-Agriculturalist, former DSE

Dr. Michael Heising, Wirtschaftsjunioren Deutschlands, DIHT-Environment Committee

Frank Löhnert, namibian ambassy

Dr. Erich Mies, Dipl.-lumberjack, Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE)
(German foundation for international Aid)

Ute Quink-Ernst, Deutscher Industrie- und Handelstag (Federation of German Chambers of
Industry and Commerce

Holger Werkes, merchant

Scientific consultants

Dr. Ralph Mitlöhner, Universiy of Göttingen, Ass. Professor für tropischen Waldbau
(professor for tropical forestation)

Dr. Bernd Stimm, Technische Universität München-Weihenstephan, Lehrstuhl für Waldbau
und Forsteinrichtung (stool for sylviculture, technical university of Munich)

Armin Haberl, Dipl.-forest official (retired)

Gero Brehm, Forstoberrat, Bayerische Landesanstalt für forstliche Saat- und Pflanzenzucht,
Teisendorf (head of forest department for seeds and plant breeding)

Consultant members

Michael Holm, writer

Harald Mielke, Dipl.-Biologist, travel- and foto-journalist

Special supporters and benefactors of the association

Minister Josef Miller, patron the activity Baumpatenschaft (tree parentship)
Bavarian state’s government, secretary of agriculture, forestry and alimentation
Deutsche Umwelthilfe (German Environmental Aid Association), Radolfzell (Partnership
with the campaign “Lebendige Wälder” (living forests)
Dr. Klaus Böswald, Dipl.-forester, Berlin
Prima Klima, Stephan Martini, Dipl.-Forester

Supporters in Namibia

Mr Dengeinge, urban planner von Ondangwa

Mrs Teopolina Mushelenga, ancient mayor of Ondangwa, now parlamentary representative

Mr Fumeha Shigweda, head of town administration, Ondangwa (past)

Mr Paul Njodhi, health inspector

First National Bank of Namibia