The people listed below contributed directly to the development of the proposed protocol:

Anil Agarwal
Kamaljit Bawa
Stephen Brush
Enrique Bucher
Tegan Churcher
Juliet Craig
James Crowfoot
Roldolfo Dirzo
David Downes
Anushka Drescher
Graham Dutfield
Ashok Gadgil
Robert Goodland
Anil Gupta
Philip Fearnside
Wesley Jackson
Angelo Joaquin Jr.
Robert Johannes
Calestous Juma
Steven King
Jack Kloppenberg
Luisa Maffi
Katy Moran
Norman Myers
Gary Nabhan
Melissa Nelson
Bernard Nietschmann
Christine Padach
Astad Pastakia
Kririt Patel
Darrell Posey
Mark Sagoff
Kathryn Saterson
Charles Tambiah
Christopher Uhl
Johanna Wald