1. Environment Department Faculty of Sciences Université du Cinquantenaire de Lwiro Kabare Democratic Republic of the Congo
2. Biology Department Faculty of Sciences and Applied Sciences Université Officielle de Bukavu Bukavu Democratic Republic of the Congo
3. Forestry and Water Management Department Faculty of Agriculture Université Catholique de Bukavu Bukavu Democratic Republic of the Congo
4. Center For International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Kisangani Democratic Republic of the Congo
5. Geology Department Faculty of Sciences and Applied Sciences Université Officielle de Bukavu Bukavu Democratic Republic of the Congo
6. Recherche Action pour la Conservation et le Développement Bukavu Democratic Republic of the Congo
7. Department of Environment and Geography York Institute for Tropical Ecosystems University of York York UK
8. Department of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric) Norwegian University of Life Sciences Ås Norway