- Aida Cuni-Sanchez
(University of York
Norwegian University of Life Sciences)
- Martin J. P. Sullivan
(Manchester Metropolitan University
University of Leeds)
- Philip J. Platts
(University of York
University of York
Climate Change Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for Conservation of Nature)
- Simon L. Lewis
(University of Leeds
University College London)
- Rob Marchant
(University of York)
- Gérard Imani
(Université Officielle de Bukavu)
- Wannes Hubau
(Service of Wood Biology, Royal Museum for Central Africa
Ghent University)
- Iveren Abiem
(University of Jos
Nigerian Montane Forest Project)
- Hari Adhikari
(University of Helsinki)
- Tomas Albrecht
(Charles University
Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences)
- Jan Altman
(Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Science)
- Christian Amani
(Université Officielle de Bukavu)
- Abreham B. Aneseyee
(Addis Ababa University
Wolkite University)
- Valerio Avitabile
(European Commission, Joint Research Centre)
- Lindsay Banin
(UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology)
- Rodrigue Batumike
(Université du Cinquantenaire Lwiro, Département de sciences de l’environnement)
- Marijn Bauters
(Ghent University)
- Hans Beeckman
(Service of Wood Biology, Royal Museum for Central Africa)
- Serge K. Begne
(University of Leeds
University of Yaoundé I)
- Amy C. Bennett
(University of Leeds)
- Robert Bitariho
(Mbarara University of Science and Technology)
- Pascal Boeckx
(Ghent University)
- Jan Bogaert
(Université de Liege)
- Achim Bräuning
(Institute for Geography, Friedrich Alexander University)
- Franklin Bulonvu
(Institut Supérieur d’Agroforesterie et de Gestion de l’Environnement de Kahuzi-Biega (ISAGE-KB))
- Neil D. Burgess
(UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Center (UNEP-WCMC))
- Kim Calders
(Ghent University)
- Colin Chapman
(George Washington University
School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Northwest University
Dali University)
- Hazel Chapman
(Nigerian Montane Forest Project
University of Canterbury)
- James Comiskey
(Inventory and Monitoring Program, National Park Service)
- Thales Haulleville
(University of Ghent)
- Mathieu Decuyper
(World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
Wageningen University)
- Ben DeVries
(University of Guelph, Guelph)
- Jiri Dolezal
(Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Science
University of South Bohemia)
- Vincent Droissart
(University of Yaoundé I
AMAP Lab, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, INRAE, CIRAD)
- Corneille Ewango
(Université de Kisangani)
- Senbeta Feyera
(Addis Ababa University)
- Aster Gebrekirstos
(Dendrochronology Laboratory, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF))
- Roy Gereau
(Missouri Botanical Garden)
- Martin Gilpin
(University of Leeds)
- Dismas Hakizimana
(University of Burundi)
- Jefferson Hall
(Smithsonian Institution Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO), Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute)
- Alan Hamilton
(Kunming Institute of Botany)
- Olivier Hardy
(Université Libre de Bruxelles)
- Terese Hart
(Division of Vertebrate Zoology, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History)
- Janne Heiskanen
(University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki)
- Andreas Hemp
(University of Bayreuth)
- Martin Herold
(Wageningen University
Helmholtz Center Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section 1.4 Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics)
- Ulrike Hiltner
(Institute for Geography, Friedrich Alexander University
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ))
- David Horak
(Charles University)
- Marie-Noel Kamdem
(University of Yaoundé I)
- Charles Kayijamahe
(International Gorilla Conservation Programme)
- David Kenfack
(Smithsonian Institution Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO), Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute)
- Mwangi J. Kinyanjui
(Karatina University)
- Julia Klein
(Colorado State University)
- Janvier Lisingo
(Université de Kisangani)
- Jon Lovett
(University of Leeds)
- Mark Lung
(Eco2librium LLC)
- Jean-Remy Makana
(Université de Kisangani)
- Yadvinder Malhi
(University of Oxford)
- Andrew Marshall
(University of York
University of the Sunshine Coast
Flamingo Land Ltd)
- Emanuel H. Martin
(College of African Wildlife Management)
- Edward T. A. Mitchard
(University of Edinburgh)
- Alexandra Morel
(University of Dundee)
- John T. Mukendi
(Service of Wood Biology, Royal Museum for Central Africa)
- Tom Muller
(Independent Botanist)
- Felix Nchu
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology)
- Brigitte Nyirambangutse
(University of Rwanda
University of Gothenburg)
- Joseph Okello
(Ghent University
Mountains of the Moon University
National Agricultural Research Organisation, Mbarara Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute)
- Kelvin S.-H. Peh
(University of Southampton
University of Cambridge)
- Petri Pellikka
(University of Helsinki
Wuhan University)
- Oliver L. Phillips
(University of Leeds)
- Andrew Plumptre
(BirdLife International)
- Lan Qie
(University of Lincoln)
- Francesco Rovero
(University of Florence
Tropical Biodiversity Section, Museo delle Scienze)
- Moses N. Sainge
(Tropical Plant Exploration Group (TroPEG))
- Christine B. Schmitt
(University of Bonn
University of Freiburg)
- Ondrej Sedlacek
(Charles University)
- Alain S. K. Ngute
(University of the Sunshine Coast
University of Dschang)
- Douglas Sheil
(Wageningen University)
- Demisse Sheleme
(Addis Ababa University)
- Tibebu Y. Simegn
(African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), Biodiversity Conservation and Landscape Management Program, Simien Mountains National Park)
- Murielle Simo-Droissart
(University of Yaoundé I)
- Bonaventure Sonké
(University of Yaoundé I)
- Teshome Soromessa
(Addis Ababa University)
- Terry Sunderland
(University of British Columbia
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR))
- Miroslav Svoboda
(Czech University of Life Sciences)
- Hermann Taedoumg
(University of Yaoundé I
Bioversity International)
- James Taplin
(UK Research and Innovation)
- David Taylor
(National University of Singapore)
- Sean C. Thomas
(University of Toronto)
- Jonathan Timberlake
(Biodiversity Foundation for Africa)
- Darlington Tuagben
(Forestry Development Authority of the Government of Liberia (FDA))
- Peter Umunay
(Yale University)
- Eustrate Uzabaho
(International Gorilla Conservation Programme)
- Hans Verbeeck
(Ghent University)
- Jason Vleminckx
(Florida International University)
- Göran Wallin
(University of Gothenburg)
- Charlotte Wheeler
(University of Edinburgh)
- Simon Willcock
(University of Bangor
Rothamsted Research)
- John T. Woods
(University of Liberia)
- Etienne Zibera
(University of Rwanda)