The Board of Trustees of the “Art for Tropical Forests Foundation” is composed of acknowledged experts from the fields of art, nature, environment, and finances.
Influential people from the world of politics, economy, and culture belong to the Sponsors’ Committee and actively support the foundation with their many and diverse contacts.
The Members
of the Board of Trustees

Peter Rettig
System eco-designer
Nephew of Ernst Beyeler, since twenty years consulting and planning in the ecological area.

Dr Mario F Broggi
Director of the Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape (WSL) in Birmensdorf ZH, private lecturer at the Universities of Basel and Vienna on Nature Conservation and Land Use.

Ulla Dreyfus
Fervent nature enthusiast, supports a varied range of nature-related activities and the avalanche-dogs rescue service, is an avid art collector and trustee of the New York Guggenheim Museum.

Dr Hans Furer
Attorney-at-law, foundation specialist and organizer of diverse big cultural events, business manager of the Association of Swiss Gallery Owners, business domicile and treasurer of Friends of the Basel Museum of Fine Arts and Museum of Contemporary Art, founding member of Verein Basler Kulturräume.

Roger Graf
PR Delegate of the Zurich Zoo, expert on environmental issues and nature conservation. Field research in South Asia, Australia, Borneo, and Malaysia.

Ms Dr Brigitte Holzgreve
Physician for Human Genetics, pregnancy consultant on the Internet, member of the committee for the Basel Museum of History.

Dr Christian A Meyer
Director of the Museum of Natural History, private lecturer at the University of Basel, geologist and palaeontologist. Aims to create contacts to other museums and institutions as he is convinced that art and nature cannot be separated. Strives for a close co-operation with various museums.

Felix Rudolf von Rohr
Representative of Bank Sarasin as account holder of the foundation account, head of Corporate Communications.

Prof Dr Marcel Tanner
Director of the Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Dean of the Natural Sciences Faculty at the University of Basel, consultant of the WHO on infectious and tropical diseases.