Muedanyi M. Ramantswana is a Senior Lecturer specialising in Forest Engineering at the Nelson Mandela University, South Africa. He is the founder and main editor of the Forsilvitech online newsletter.

Saulo P.S. Guerra is an Associate Professor at the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Brazil, leading the LABB Research Group on Biomass and Bioenergy. He is affiliated with Institute of Bioenergy Research (IPBEN) and Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.

José Mauro S. da Silva is a Professor at the Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil.