Gafarou AGOUNDE is an agronomist and forester with a Master's in Management of Natural Resources. His research interest is focused on Ecology Niche Modeling, Biogeography, Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Ethnobotany, and Ecology Conservation. He is a co-author of four (04) scientific articles published in the International Impact Factor peer-review journals. From 2019 to 2023, He worked as a research assistant at the Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d’Estimations Forestières (LABEF)/ UAC, Benin. In addition, He worked as a consultant in the regional projects such as Programme d’Amélioration de la Productivité Agricole des Petits Exploitants (PAPAPE), Inventaire Forestier National (IFN) and Projet Forêts Classées (PFC). Moreover, Mr. Gafarou is a member of the agribusiness project BAOLEAVE which specializes in the production and marketing of powder baobab tree leaves. Finally, He has excellent communication and speaks fluently French and English.

Ghyslain Chabi KPETIKOU is a botanist with a M.Sc. in Applied Plants Biology and a great interest in bryophytes systematic, plants ecology, conservation and biostatistic. He recently start his PhD in Bryology in the laboratory of botany and plants ecology at National Herbarium of Benin. Ghyslain C. KPETIKOU has also a great ambition for research and likes learn scientific papers and books in biology field in general, especially on plants. To date, he (co)authored 1 scientific article published in international peer review journal, 1 scientific article in review and 2 scientific papers in writing. Three words that characterize him are hardwork-rigor-perseverance.