| The core team is: Local actors  Traditional chiefs of Hombori region, mayor of Hombori village and Prefect of Hombori Department  Local Coordinator  Prof. Amadou Diallo, Zoologist, University of Bamako, 
                          Mali Project Directors  Dr. Jonathan Kissling, 
                          Project Leader, Biologist, University of Neuchâtel, 
                          Switzerland  Prof. Drissa Diallo, Head 
                          of Malian department of Traditional Medicine, Bamako, 
                          Mali  Dr Jean 
                          Robert Ioset, Phytochemist, Phytochemist, University 
                          of Geneva, Switzerland and London School of hygiene 
                          and Tropical Medicine, London Scientific Collaborators  Akouni Dougnon, Ethnobotanist, INRSP, Bandiagara (Mali) 
                         Seydou Dembelé, Forest engineer, DMT, Bamako, 
                          Mali Dr. Olivier 
                          Walther Geographer, Centre for Population, Poverty 
                          and Public Policy Studies (CEPS/INSTEAD) Chantal Peverelli, Biologist, 
                          Lausanne Dr. Castella 
                          Grégoire, Biologist, University of Lausanne, 
                          Switzerland  Dr. Sory Diallo Pharmacist/ Ethnobotanist, Bamako  Sébastien Nusslé, 
                          Zoologist, Lausanne  Jacques Thiébaud, Herpétologiste, Service 
                          des Forêt, de la Protection de la Nature et du 
                          Paysage, Geneva, Switzerland Prof. A. Cissé, Botanist, University of Mali, 
                          Bamako  Ewa Gawronski, Zoologist, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso 
                         Thierry 
                          Renaud, Geobotanist, Helvetas, Ouagadougou, Burkina 
                          Faso  Raul Vega, Teacher, Biologist, 
                          Webmaster, Lausanne  Prof. Diarra N'Gollo, Botanist, Institut de l'Equipement 
                          Rural, Bamako  Dr. 
                          Anne Streiff, Bryologist, Conservatoire et Jardin 
                          Botaniques dela Ville de Genève, Switzerland
 Maha Zein, Biologist, Senegal Julie Wuerfel, Environmental 
                          analyst, Switzerland Florian Kissling, Historian, University of Lausanne 
                         Dr. Karen Hahn-Hadjali, Geobotanist, Goethe University, 
                          Frankfurt  Yvan 
                          Zeller, étudiant en ethnobiologie (Master), 
                          Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Samuel 
                          Ehrenbold, Biologist, Lucern, Switzerland. Carole 
                          Schaber, Philosopher, Lucern, Switzerland. Technical and Logistic  Amadou Diallo dit "Fine" Mountain guide, President of the Malian association of mountain guides, Hombori  Sophie Arnaud, Technical adviser (climbing, material), 
                          CHUV, Lausanne  Giovanni Quirici, (climbing and logistic), Biologist, somewhere in the world Michael Strahm, (Logistic), Aubonne, Switzerland Alice Panchaud, Technical adviser (climbing, health), 
                          CHUV, Lausanne Camille 
                          Agier, Master student in biology, UNiversity of 
                          Neuchâtel Scientific adviser  Prof. 
                          Peter Vogel, Zoologist, University of Lausanne  Prof Hon. Pierre, Hainard Geobotanist, University of 
                          Lausanne  Other contributors  Dr. Julia Krohmer, Geobotanist, ethnobiologist, Goethe 
                          University, Frankfurt  Dr. Cavin Anne-Laure, Phytochemist, University of Geneva 
                         Dr. Martin Callmander, Botanist, Neuchatel  Dr E. Mougin, Centre d'Etude de la Biosphère, 
                          Toulouse (France)                  |