1. Department of Environment, Computational and Applied Vegetation Ecology – CAVElab Ghent University Ghent Belgium
2. Département des Sciences de l'Environnement, Laboratoire de systémique, Biodiversité, Conservation de la nature et Savoirs endogènes Université de Kinshasa Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo
3. Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Isotope Bioscience Laboratory – ISOFYS Ghent University Ghent Belgium
4. Forest & Nature Lab, Department of Environment, Faculty of Bioscience engineering Ghent University Ghent Belgium
5. Département de Biologie Université Officielle de Bukavu Bukavu Democratic Republic of the Congo
6. Faculté de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles Renouvelables Université de Kisangani Kisangani Democratic Republic of the Congo