This work was undertaken in partnership with several organisations which contributed greatly to its overall direction with either funding, technical expertise or with on-the-ground implementation. These organisations include ICRAF, Morgan Stanley UFJ, UNDP, MasterCard Foundation, Partnership for Forests, SwissRE Foundation, Climate Policy Initiative, IUCN, MCCC Ltd, Conservation Finance Alliance, COMRED, Rikolto & the Tanzanian Informal Microfinance Association of Practitioners (TIMAP).
Several individuals also supported the work in various ways, including Dr Obadiah Ngigi as principal collaborator and partner, Dr Andrew Williams, Dr Stefano Mazzilli, Brian Harding, Jules Roberts, Fraser Brown, Robert Wild, Tadg Keating Webb, Michael Houghton & Joseph Harkins.