# Authors Authorship of this methodology has been difficult to assign properly, as many contributors have worked on different aspects of the design. We have opted for a formal scientific authorship list, a contributor listing, and a piloting practitioner list — as we feel the grassroots practitioners have contributed significantly by proving the model in practice, even if they never participated in writing. It is important to use it to demonstrate equitable and accurate authorship of scientific work. But, in the case of this methodology, it was quite difficult, as there were so many disciplines, contributors, and even definitions of 'science'. For clarity and credit, we've opted for the following approach. Authors fall into four categories: 1\) , s, [advocates and scientists](/appendices/appendix-i-letters-of-support.md) who endorse the methodology, and . 1. [Direct authors](#direct-methodology-authors) of the methodology as per traditional academic criteria 2. [Indigenous or local leaders](https://isbm.savimbo.com/front-material/authors#indigenous-leaders) who have advised on methodology creation and piloting or independently informed its core tenets 3. Collaborators including multidisciplinary scientists, practitioners, experts, and peers 4. [Reviewers](/document-history.md) who have publicly commented on or otherwise informed its development without direct endorsement Notes on authorship: * This methodology has been informed by exposure to traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) from several Indigenous groups, but is not directly attributable to one group in particular. We have chosen to cite contributing Indigenous advisors below. * In some ways, funders are authors, as what gets funded gets produced. In that spirit, [Naturatech LAC](https://www.naturatech.org/premio) quite obviously contributed funding, peer support, applied science advising, and went far beyond traditional funders in that regard. Their funders BID Labs Colombia made this possible. Additional research was funded by [Bioversity/CIAT](https://alliancebioversityciat.org/) and the [Institute of Plant Sciences.](https://www.santannapisa.it/en/istituto/scienze-delle-piante/agroecology) * This is a living document and the author list is expected to expand. We considered the ### Direct methodology authors Authors listed in alphabetical order. Included according to compliance with[ ICMJE authorship/contributorship criteria](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html\&sa=D\&source=docs\&ust=1692640291864244\&usg=AOvVaw3-5d-OiRF4t1uTiayaGJzU).

Name	Title, affiliation	Contribution	Guaranteur
Anja Hutschenreiter	Species Monitoring Specialist Group, IUCN	Scientific writing, financial innovation, project managment	CSO at Savimbo during and led writing of version 1.0 (Yale book chapter)
Drea Burbank, MD	CEO, Savimbo	Scientific writing, financial innovation, project managment	Full methodology
Kristy Deiner	SimplexDNA	WBP inception, scientific writing	Co-author of version 1.0 (Yale book chapter)
Matteo Dell'Acqua	Researcher, Institute of Plant Sciences, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies	Research grant, WBP field testing, scientific writing	Co-author of version 1.0 (Yale book chapter)
Santiago Romero Garcia	Ecology, Savimbo	Field testing, scientific writing	Full methodology
Sara Verni	Researcher, Institute of Plant Sciences, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies	Research grant, WBP field testing, scientific writing	Co-author of version 1.0 (Yale book chapter)

**Note:** All contributing authors for an academic citation have been included according to[ ICMJE authorship/contributorship criteria](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html\&sa=D\&source=docs\&ust=1692640291864244\&usg=AOvVaw3-5d-OiRF4t1uTiayaGJzU). However, we find these criteria to be insufficient for the type of work this methodology represents. ### Methodology contributors Informants, advisors who contributed intellectually to the work without meeting formal [ ICMJE authorship/contributorship criteria](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html\&sa=D\&source=docs\&ust=1692640291864244\&usg=AOvVaw3-5d-OiRF4t1uTiayaGJzU).

Name	Title, affiliation	Contribution
Ana Rosa de Lima	Melibees	Agroforestry negotiator for pilot sites
Darina Onoprienko	Agrivero	Workgroup participant and agroforestry negotiator for pilot sites.
Evert Thomas	Bioversity/CIAT	Scientific advisory on agroforestry, agrobiodiversity, grassroots economics, and eDNA
Fernando Lezama	Indigenous, Savimbo	Indigenous practitioners, rights, and science
Ivi Pauli	Indigenous, Savimbo
Jhony Lopez	Biodiversity, Savimbo	Field testing, eDNA, biodiversity, reforestation
Jeidy Caiceido	Reforest, Savimbo	Reforestation plots, documentation of field training materials, pilot and A/B testing, nursery architecture, data structuring, and analysis
Alexandra	Reforest, Savimbo	Seedling nurseries design and architecture
Nicola Peel	Rainforest Saver	Initial advising
Nkwi Flores	Kinray Hub
Mike Hands	Inga Foundation	Foundational science in Inga Alley Cropping, technical review of Section Inga. Note: Mike Hands does not endorse Savimbo's per-tree payment model.
Eniel David Cruz	Researcher Eastern Amazon, Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Belém, Pará	Author of the 2021 Embrapa technical communication on Inga edulis germination.

### Acknowledgements | Name | Title, affiliation | | | -------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Esther | Planet 2050 | | | | | | | Florencia Montagnini and Luke Schubert | Yale | Chapter editorial and academic refinement | | Constanza and Ecuardo | C-Minds and NaturaTech | Financing, strategy, scientific, technical, and economics advising | ### Piloting sites and grassroots practitioners Indigenous nations are listed if applicable. | Name | Title, affiliation | Country, Indigenous nation (if applicable) | Piloting site | | ------------------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------ | ------------- | | Jose | | | | | | REFA | | | | Nataly | | Ecuador, | Marcapata | | María Pastora Juajibioy Chindoy | | Colombia, Kamëntsá (Camsá) | Sibundoy | | Miguel Chindoy | | | Sibundoy | ### Competing Interests **Human Subjects Statement:** No human subjects were involved in this research. **Funding and Support:** This research was financially supported by grant funding from Institute of Plant Sciences, funding from NaturaTech LAC, Savimbo Inc., and contributions by its authors. Note: The article contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the affiliated or sponsoring institutions. **Conflict of Interest:** Savimbo Inc. is a social enterprise that sells biodiversity credits and has a biodiversity methodology that sometimes earns royalties when other people use it. Andrea Burbank is the CEO of Savimbo Inc., Anja Hutschenreiter, and Santiago Garcia have been employed by Savimbo Inc. The other authors have no competing interests. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://sexytrees.savimbo.com/authors.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.