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Who are we? Who supports us?
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