A. Z. M. Manzoor Rashid is Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Science at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Bangladesh.

Mahmood Hossain is Professor of Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh, and Head of Department of Environmental Studies and Sustainability and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Development at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).

Rakibul Hasan Mukul is Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests at the Bangladesh Forest Department.