Dr. silv. Dagnija Lazdina is senior researcher and scientific project manager on agroforestry at the Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava" which is the main centre of forest science in Latvia and leader of scientific ideas in forestry and the related research and development in the country.
Arta Bardule is PhD candidate and currently working as a scientific assistant at the Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava" on researches related to the micro- and macroelement flows in tree-dominated ecosystems including agroforestry.