{
    "title": "More than 62,000 tall trees felled since 2010: urgent action needed",
    "modified_at": "2023-12-18 07:36:35",
    "published_at": "2024-01-04 11:01:00",
    "url": "https://power4trees.prezly.com/more-than-62000-tall-trees-felled-since-2010-urgent-action-needed",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/UKCc",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "Citizens call on parliament to preserve the tree heritage of the Brussels-Capital Region",
    "slug": "more-than-62000-tall-trees-felled-since-2010-urgent-action-needed",
    "body": "<p>#trees, #environment, #climate, #BrusselsParliament, #Inter-EnvironnementBruxelles, #HELP4Trees, #SaveBrusselsTrees</p><p><span class=\"rls-date\">Thursday, January 4, 2024</span></p><p><strong>PRESS RELEASE</strong>. Despite the climate law adopted by the Region in 2021 and the motion declaring a climate and environmental emergency signed by the communes, the <strong>frantic felling of </strong>tall trees continues to be authorised in the absence of reasoned and coordinated information on the Region&#039;s tree heritage. This is managed by <strong>twenty-two institutions </strong>that do not pool their information. As the figures available via the <a href=\"https://openpermits.brussels/fr/arbres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>OpenPermits database</strong></a><strong> </strong>only partially reflect a very worrying reality, citizens and groups (such as <a href=\"https://joverbockhaven.wixsite.com/petitionhelp4trees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HELP4Trees</a>) are sounding the alarm by calling on the authorities, via a <a href=\"https://democratie.brussels/initiatives/i-178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>petition</strong></a><strong> </strong>submitted to the Brussels Parliament, to put in place a &#039;tree&#039; policy <strong>focused on informing citizens and on the urgent preservation of the Region&#039;s tree heritage</strong>.</p><hr />\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/6bf61933-e7d2-4155-9a91-1686b59c1975/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"OPENPERMITS - total trees condemned since 2010\"\n                id=\"image-6bf61933-e7d2-4155-9a91-1686b59c1975\"\n                data-id=\"6bf61933-e7d2-4155-9a91-1686b59c1975\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/6bf61933-e7d2-4155-9a91-1686b59c1975/-/inline/no/OPENPERMITS+EN+total+trees+condemned+since+2010.JPG\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/6bf61933-e7d2-4155-9a91-1686b59c1975/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"OPENPERMITS - total trees condemned since 2010\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\">OPENPERMITS - total trees condemned since 2010</figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<h4 id=\"more-than-24000-tall-trees-have-disappeared-in-the-last-5-years-and-more-than-2700-are-still-at-risk-today\" >More than 24,000 tall trees have disappeared in the last 5 years and more than 2,700 are still at risk today. </h4><p>An analysis of the OpenPermits<sup>i</sup> reveals that, if we exclude the felling carried out as part of the management of the For&ecirc;t de Soignes, more than 62,000 tall trees have disappeared in 13 years (more than 24,000 in the last 5 years) and that, again according to the same data, only 3,254 trees have been replanted over the same period, which seems derisory. Massive felling has already taken place (such as the 500 trees that disappeared from the Parc de Woluwe in 2020), and others are currently being examined: in Brussels, just 1 application plans to fell 208 trees, 109 in Watermael Boistfort, 107 in Ixelles... in all, more than 2,700 additional trees are due to disappear soon.</p><p><sup>i</sup><em>The </em><a href=\"https://openpermits.brussels/fr/arbres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>OpenPermits</em></a><em> database includes applications for planning and environmental permits. The analysis was based on tree data from 2010 to 2022 and excludes felling related to the management of the For&ecirc;t de Soignes. https://openpermits.brussels/fr/arbres.</em></p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/81bd585e-c121-4622-83e8-85f2d117dd49/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"OPENPERMITS - total trees condemned by commune\"\n                id=\"image-81bd585e-c121-4622-83e8-85f2d117dd49\"\n                data-id=\"81bd585e-c121-4622-83e8-85f2d117dd49\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/81bd585e-c121-4622-83e8-85f2d117dd49/-/inline/no/OPENPERMITS+EN+total+trees+condemned+by+commune.JPG\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/81bd585e-c121-4622-83e8-85f2d117dd49/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"OPENPERMITS - total trees condemned by commune\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\">OPENPERMITS - total trees condemned by commune</figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<h4 id=\"uccle-brussels-city-watermael-boitsfort-and-woluwe-saint-pierre-are-all-champions-in-terms-of-tree-felling\" >Uccle, Brussels-City, Watermael-Boitsfort and Woluwe Saint-Pierre are all champions in terms of tree felling. </h4><p>While Uccle remains one of the greenest communes, it is also one of the most affected by tree felling: 14,635 trees since 2010. Brussels-City (including Laeken): 12,400, Watermael-Boitsfort: 5,466, Woluwe Saint-Pierre: 5,141 (for 1,881 felling permits). Most felling is carried out under pressure from the public authorities, in areas that are still wooded. The City of Brussels has a &quot;canopy plan&quot;, Ixelles has a &quot;tree plan&quot;, and other municipalities are taking tree-related initiatives on their own... yet <strong>the facts are clear</strong>: despite the climate emergency motion passed by all the municipalities, since 2019 more than 3,000 felling permits have been issued, 25% of them by Urban: <strong>by losing its trees, the Brussels-Capital Region is losing its &quot;green&quot;</strong>.</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/081ba47f-6896-4b06-ab8c-e6884b1aeead/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"OPENPERMITS - \u200b number of requests by institution\"\n                id=\"image-081ba47f-6896-4b06-ab8c-e6884b1aeead\"\n                data-id=\"081ba47f-6896-4b06-ab8c-e6884b1aeead\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/081ba47f-6896-4b06-ab8c-e6884b1aeead/-/inline/no/OPENPERMITS+EN+number+of+requests+by+institution.JPG\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/081ba47f-6896-4b06-ab8c-e6884b1aeead/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"OPENPERMITS -  number of requests by institution\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\">OPENPERMITS - \u200b number of requests by institution</figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<h4 id=\"22-institutions-independently-manage-brussels-trees-this-administrative-labyrinth-is-a-direct-threat-to-the-capitals-tree-heritage\" >22 institutions independently manage Brussels&#039; trees: this administrative labyrinth is a direct threat to the capital&#039;s tree heritage. \u200b </h4><p>To establish a &#039;tree&#039; balance sheet for the Brussels-Capital Region (number of living trees, felling, replanting, etc.), one needs to contact no less than <strong>22 institutions</strong>: the 19 communes (managing communal green spaces and roads), Bruxelles Environnement (managing regional parks and green spaces), Bruxelles Mobilit&eacute; (managing regional roads) and Urban (managing remarkable trees)<strong>, which do not pool their data</strong>. In response to the lack of a centralised map of living, disappeared or threatened trees, a contributory citizens&#039; initiative was recently launched by IEB: <a href=\"https://arbres.cartobru.be/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arbres.cartobru.be</a>. But this is not enough, and it is up to the public authorities to make it happen.</p><h4 id=\"in-the-absence-of-a-regional-tree-register-municipalities-and-the-region-are-taking-felling-decisions-blindly\" >In the absence of a regional tree register, municipalities and the Region are taking felling decisions blindly. </h4><p>Although Brussels Environment provides a plethora of online tools (mainly cartographic) establishing an inventory of the situation, these tools do <strong>not allow the evolution of the situation to be assessed</strong>. Bruxelles Mobilit&eacute; <sup>ii </sup>provides information about its activities in press releases: the number of trees under management and plantings, but nothing about felling. As a result, <u><strong>felling decisions taken by the municipalities and the Region are taken blindly</strong></u>. This intolerable <strong>administrative red tape makes urban trees even more vulnerable</strong>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>\n<div\n    class=\"table-container\"\n    style=\"\"\n>\n    <table\n        class=\"table table-bordered\"\n    >\n                    <thead>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <th class=\"well-bg-color border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>The trees of Brussels Capital in danger - Key figures</p></div></th>                                    </tr>\n                        </thead>\n                            <tbody>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p><u><strong>62,268 </strong></u><u>tall</u> trees approved for felling between 2010 and 2022. More than <strong>24,000 </strong>high-stem trees have disappeared in the last 5 years and more than <strong>2,900 are </strong>at risk today. <sup>(</sup><a href=\"https://openpermits.brussels/fr/arbres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup>source</sup></a><sup>)</sup></p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>The communes most affected by tree felling are <strong>Uccle </strong>(14,635 trees), <strong>Bruxelles Ville/Laeken </strong>(12,400 trees), <strong>Watermael-Boitsfort </strong>(5,466 trees), <strong>Woluwe Saint-Pierre </strong>(5,141 trees), <strong>Anderlecht </strong>(3,679 trees) and <strong>Auderghem </strong>(3,274 trees). <sup>(</sup><a href=\"https://openpermits.brussels/fr/arbres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup>source</sup></a><sup>)</sup></p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>The result in 13 years: <u><strong>3.2 km&sup2; of </strong></u>additional <u><strong>heat zones </strong></u>created in the city (1 tall tree = 50 m&sup2; of canopy). <sup>(</sup><a href=\"https://mobilite-mobiliteit-brussels.prezly.com/bruxelles-mobilite-quelle-place-pour-les-arbres-en-ville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup>source</sup></a><sup>)</sup></p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p><strong>and </strong><u><strong>a theoretical cumulative deficit over 13 years of 2.9 megatonnes of oxygen less </strong></u>(1 tall tree = at least 10 kg of oxygen produced per day) ). <sup>(</sup><a href=\"https://www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/natur-und-gruen/stadtgruen/stadtbaeume/strassen-und-parkbaeume/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup>source</sup></a><sup>)</sup></p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p><strong>22 institutions</strong> manage the Region&#039;s trees: this administrative labyrinth is a direct threat to the capital&#039;s tree heritage.</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p><strong>25 years </strong>is the time it takes for a replanted sapling to produce the same benefits as a tall tree. <strong>Too late, given the pace of climate change </strong><sup>(</sup><a href=\"https://actes-sud.fr/catalogue/parcs-et-jardins/du-bon-usage-des-arbres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup>source</sup></a><sup> Francis Hall&eacute;, Du Bon usage des arbres, p.43)</sup></p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                        </tbody>\n            </table>\n</div>\n<h4 id=\"it-takes-25-years-for-a-replanted-sapling-to-produce-the-same-benefits-as-a-tall-tree-too-late-given-the-rate-of-climate-change\" >It takes 25 years for a replanted sapling to produce the same benefits as a tall tree. Too late, given the rate of climate change. </h4><p>The Region has announced that 21,000 trees and shrubs were planted by 2021... Public authorities often claim that replanting compensates for felling trees, but nothing could be further from the truth. If <strong>you decide to cut down a tree</strong>, you are <strong>immediately depriving yourself of the many benefits it provides over the long term</strong>: benefits for mental health, shade, coolness through evapotranspiration, limitation of cold winds, absorption of 25 kg of carbon per tree per year, production of 10 kg of oxygen per tree per day, water retention... which a newly planted tree, if it survives, will take at least 25 years to restore. In addition to their essential role in <strong>beautifying the urban landscape</strong>, trees are essential to the green network and to maintaining biodiversity in the city, as they provide shelter for animals.</p><h4 id=\"big-gap-between-political-rhetoric-and-reality-on-the-ground-our-trees-need-to-be-protected-today\" >Big gap between political rhetoric and reality on the ground: our trees need to be protected today. </h4><p>Despite the omnipresence of climate change in political discourse, we are forced to note the gulf between promises and the reality on the ground (trees felled daily following the issue of permits, but also illegally without any permits, sometimes even by local authorities). Faced with this glaring lack of information, a network of concerned citizens and groups are sounding the alarm about the destruction of their tree heritage and the ever-increasing concrete development of their town. They are calling on regional politicians to <strong>take action today</strong> to preserve the trees in the Brussels-Capital Region. By means of a <a href=\"https://democratie.brussels/initiatives/i-178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">petition</a>, they are calling on them to :</p><ol class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--numbered release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>to urgently adopt a regional tree policy aimed at respectful management of the region&#039;s tree stock, with 3 key objectives: to <strong>preserve </strong>the existing tree stock, to <strong>increase </strong>the number of trees, and to <strong>mobilise </strong>and <strong>raise awareness </strong>among the general public</span></li><li><span><strong>to set up a fully-fledged regional service, made up equally of citizens and qualified </strong>scientific experts, with the sole authority to centralise the management of the Region&#039;s tree heritage,</span></li><li><span>to put in place <strong>harmonised tools that are readily available to the public </strong>(such as a register of all trees, mapping and data to <strong>monitor </strong>changes in the tree population over time)<em> </em>to enable informed and transparent decision-making,</span></li><li><span>to enforce the application of the emergency climate motion and existing ordinances on environmental protection and biodiversity preservation, and possibly to enact others aimed explicitly at protecting existing tall trees,</span></li><li><span>to set up a <strong>Brussels Chamber of the Environment along the </strong>lines of that created in 2022 within the Mons Court of Appeal (not included in the petition)</span></li><li><span>to take part in the <strong>paradigm shift that has </strong>been widely endorsed by the public: refusing to see trees as a mere ornament to the city and <strong>asserting their right to be treated from now on with the same care as any living beings.</strong></span></li></ol><hr /><h3 id=\"notes\" ><em>Notes </em></h3><p><em>ii </em>Bruxelles Mobilit&eacute; estimates that the 30,000 trees it manages represent 160 hectares of canopy <a href=\"https://mobilite-mobiliteit-brussels.prezly.com/bruxelles-mobilite-quelle-place-pour-les-arbres-en-ville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>(https://mobilite-mobiliteit-brussels.prezly.com/bruxelles-mobilite-quelle-place-pour-les-arbres-en-ville</u></a> Consequently, 1 tree = 50 m&sup2; of canopy.<br>\u200bBruxelles Mobilit&eacute; does not publish felling/planting balances. The database of all the trees it manages can be accessed here: https://data.mobility.brussels/fr/info/trees/. Information on plantings is provided via press releases: https:<a href=\"https://mobilite-mobiliteit-brussels.prezly.com/le-bilan-de-cette-saison-de-plantations-a-bruxelles--focus-sur-la-biodiversite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>//mobilite-mobiliteit-brussels.prezly.com/le-bilan-de-cette-saison-de-plantations-a-bruxelles--focus-sur-la-biodiversite</u></a></p><hr /><h3 id=\"the-petition\" >The petition</h3>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-left\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 28.24%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/f4c86b66-d1db-42b1-8f7d-3e5b9c0aaddb/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"link to the petition \u200b submitted to the Brussels Parliament by HELP4trees: &lt;br&gt;\u200b&lt;u&gt;https://democratie.brussels/initiatives/i-178&lt;/u&gt; \"\n                id=\"image-f4c86b66-d1db-42b1-8f7d-3e5b9c0aaddb\"\n                data-id=\"f4c86b66-d1db-42b1-8f7d-3e5b9c0aaddb\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/f4c86b66-d1db-42b1-8f7d-3e5b9c0aaddb/-/inline/no/QR+code+p%C3%A9tition+FR.png\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/f4c86b66-d1db-42b1-8f7d-3e5b9c0aaddb/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"link to the petition  submitted to the Brussels Parliament by HELP4trees: \n https://democratie.brussels/initiatives/i-178  \"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\">link to the petition \u200b submitted to the Brussels Parliament by HELP4trees: <br>\u200b<u>https://democratie.brussels/initiatives/i-178</u> </figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<a href=\"https://democratie.brussels/initiatives/i-178\"\n        target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n        class=\"story-content-button-block story-content-button-block--center story-content-button-block--primary\">\n    Click me</a>\n<p>To sign: create an account on <a href=\"https://democratie.brussels\">democratie.brussels</a> (with Itsme or another digital key) and vote!</p><h4 id=\"signatories\" >Signatories: </h4><p>HELP4Trees, IEB,<a href=\"https://bruxellesnature.be/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Bruxelles nature</a>, <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/314765337240091/\">Fondations pour la vall&eacute;e de Neerpede et du Vogelzang</a>, <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/138153235607163/\">Fondations pour la Nature et la Biodiversit&eacute; &agrave; Bruxelles\ud83c\udf3f</a>, \u200b <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/savebergojetrees/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Save Bergoje Trees</a>, <a href=\"https://wearenature.brussels/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We Are Nature (WAN)</a>, <a href=\"http://savedonderberg.laeken.brussels/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Save Donderberg</a>, \u200b <a href=\"http://www.quartierwielswijk.be/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">QuartierWielsWijk</a>, <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/MaraisWiels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asbl Marais Wiels Moeras</a>, <a href=\"http://www.cpnbrabant.be/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CPN Brabant</a>, <a href=\"http://www.cebe.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CEBE</a>, <a href=\"https://www.acqu.be/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ACQU</a></p><h4 id=\"contacts\" >Contacts:</h4>\n<div\n    class=\"table-container\"\n    style=\"\"\n>\n    <table\n        class=\"table table-bordered\"\n    >\n                            <tbody>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p><strong>HELP4Trees </strong>is a group of citizens concerned about the city&#039;s trees and working to preserve them.<br>\u200b<a href=\"https://joverbockhaven.wixsite.com/petitionhelp4trees\">https://joverbockhaven.wixsite.com/petitionhelp4trees</a></p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Johanne Verbockhaven: <br>\u200bhelp4trees@ecomail.be<br>\u200b0472 37 49 28 <br>\u200bAnne Bonew: power4trees@protonmail.com<br>\u200b0476 23 23 14</p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p><strong>Inter-Environnement Bruxelles</strong><br>\u200bwww.ieb.be</p></div></td>                                            <td class=\"border\"><div class=\"text-default v-spacing\"><p>Cataline S&eacute;n&eacute;chal:<br>\u200b<a href=\"https://cataline.senechal\">cataline.senechal</a>@<a href=\"https://ieb.be\">ieb.be</a></p></div></td>                                    </tr>\n                        </tbody>\n            </table>\n</div>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>",
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