Role of Participant 1 - Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, India (FRI - IN)

FRI will serve as lead co-coordinating partner for the Activity Groups - 1, 3 & 6 involving ´ Building infrastructure base, Development of methodology for assessment and quantification of ecosystem services, and `Comparative studies on Community Participation`. It will also be the contributing partner for the other Activity Groups 2, 4, 5, 7, & 8 by collecting data and conducting studies in India.

Role of Participant 2 - Waldbau Institute, Freiburg University, Germany (WIF- GE)

WIF will serve as lead co-coordinating partner for the Activity Group - 4, 7, & 8 involving `Comparative studies on silvicultural strategies in maximizing ecosystem services´, ´development of educational courses` and ´Synthesis of project results and dissemination of knowledge´. It will also be the contributing partner for the other Activity Groups 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 by co-development of methodology, collecting data and conducting studies in Germany.

Role of Participant 3 - Alterra, Wageningen, Netherlands (ALT- NE)

Alterra will serve as lead co-coordinating partner for the Activity Groups 2 & 5 involving ´Conduct of Trainings, Workshops´ and ´Comparative studies at landscape level to optimize services`. It will also be the contributing partner for the other Activity Groups 1, 3, 4, 7, & 8 by collecting data and conducting studies in Netherlands.