The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) has set up its first grove of native trees, the ISCB grove, to offset carbon emissions caused by ISCB activities such as those emitted during the conferences, workshop or panel meetings that it organises.
With this grove, ISCB members are also offered a simple and convenient way to offset their own carbon emissions such as those incurred during travelling to ISCB conferences or workshops.
ISCB and its members may contribute trees to the ISCB grove at a rate of 2-4 trees per metric tonnes of carbon emitted (click here to add trees to the ISCB grove). Trees will be planted in batches in Spring and Autumn by the reputable tree-planting organisation, Trees For Life. The “Grove” refers to the trees you contribute rather than a specific physical grove on a hillside. However, all trees will be planted in the Scottish Highlands either in Glen Affric (a picture of which is shown on the website front page) or in Trees For Life’s Dundreggan Estate. TfL runs a volunteers programme and some of your trees will be planted by volunteers, but also by professionals.