Vital Signs would like to acknowledge the following individuals for their contributions to the design of the monitoring system and the Vital Signs data collection protocols.
Dr. John Antle
Oregon State University
Dr. Alex Awiti
Aga Khan University
Dr. Mohamed Bakarr
Global Environment Facility
Dr. Ken Cassman
University of Nebraska
Mr. Juan Carlos Castilla-Rubio
Planetary Skin Institute
Ms. Elizabeth Chadri
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Dr. Ric Coe
World Agroforestry Centre
Dr. Jan Dempewolf
University of Maryland
Mr. Sam Dryden
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Mr. Gary Eilerts
US Agency for International Development
Mr. Pierre Fabre
French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development
Dr. John Foley
University of Minnesota
Dr. Joshua Ginsberg
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Dr. Ed Harrison
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Dr. Rashid Hassan
University of Pretoria
Ms. Kristen Himelein
World Bank
Dr. John Ingram
Oxford University
Dr. Louise Jackson
University of California, Davis
Dr. Rob Jongman
Wageningen University
Dr. Chris Justice
University of Maryland
Dr. John Latham
Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN
Dr. Jianguo (Jack) Liu
Michigan State University
Dr. David Lopez-Carr
University of California, Santa Barbara
Dr. Shahid Naeem
Earth Institute, Columbia University
Dr. Gerald Nelson
International Food Policy Research Institute
Dr. Ephraim Nkonya
International Food Policy Research Institute
Dr. Prabhu Pingali
Cornell University
Dr. Steve Polasky
University of Minnesota
Dr. Roseline Remans
Earth Institute, Columbia University
Dr. Belinda Reyers
Council for Scientific & Industrial Research, South Africa
Mr. Andrew Rosenberg
Union of Concerned Scientists
Dr. Mary Ruckelshaus
Stanford University
Dr. Luis Solorzano
The Nature Conservancy
Dr. Shiv Someshwar
Earth Institute, Columbia University
Dr. Kate Tully
Earth Institute, Columbia University
Dr. Markus Walsh
Earth Institute, Columbia University
Dr. Monika Zurek
Climate Focus
Dr. Keith Shepherd
World Agroforestry Center
Dr. Sean Smukler
Columbia University