- Lund University, Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science: Thomas Pugh, Mats Lindeskog, Per-Ola Olsson, Karl Piltz, Fredrik Lagergren, Annemarie Eckes-Shepard
- Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Life Sciences:
- Professorship for Land Surface-Atmosphere Interactions: Anja Rammig, João P. Darela Filho, Andreas Krause
- Institute of Forest Management: Thomas Knoke, Sebastian Kienlein
- Chair of Ecosystem Dynamics and Forest Management in Mountainous Regions: Cornelius Senf, Lisa Mandl
- University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty, Department of Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources: Thomas Andrew Nagel, Gal Fidej, Matteo Cerioni
- European State Forest Association (EUSTAFOR)
- FSC International
- EIT Climate-KIC
