The Gender and Forests Group benefits from the participation of development practitioners on an informal basis, as follows:
- Anna Correia de Sa (EU Forest Law, Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Facilitator)
- Basmatee Mohabeer (Assistant Commissioner of Forests, Forest Monitoring Division, GFC)
- Hanan Lachmansingh (Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission)
- Heetasmin Singh (University of Guyana)
- Kerri Walton (Ministry of Agriculture)
- Lawrence Lachmansingh (Forest Governance Facilitator)
- Lucina Singh (Department of Environment and Climate Change, Office of the President)
- Marisa Williams (Environmental Officer, EPA)
- Renata Chuck-a-Sang (Commissioner, Women and Gender Equality Commission)
- Rohini Kerrett (Programme Manager, European Forest Institute Technical Assistance Project)
- Salima Hinds (Gender Specialist, Consultant)
- Simone Benn (Assistant Commissioner of Forests, Communities Unit, GFC)
- Shara Seelall (UN FAO)
- Vanessa Benn (Chair, GFC and Consultant, Iwokrama)