Adrián Ruiz Rocamora is an environmental professional who graduated with a degree in Forestry and Natural Environment Engineering in 2014 and completed a Master's in Forest Engineering in 2023. Currently serving as an Environmental Agent for the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia (CARM), he is pursuing doctoral studies in the Biodiversity and Environmental Management program of the University of Murcia (Spain). He holds leadership roles as Treasurer of the ACUNA association (Abanilla Culture and Nature) and as a member of the Ibero-African Biological Studies Society. His research focuses on ethnobotany and ecosystem services in arid environments of Southeast Spain, with particular emphasis on the Abanilla-Fortuna Basin. His fieldwork extends beyond regional boundaries, having conducted explorations in both the Maghreb region and Southeast Spain, contributing to the understanding of botanical diversity and environmental management in Mediterranean and North African arid ecosystems through interdisciplinary approaches combining forestry expertise with cultural and biological studies.

Concepción Obón de Castro began her career with employment contracts at the University of Murcia from 1988-1990 and earned her PhD in Biology from the University of Murcia in 1992. This was followed by a Ministry of Education and Science scholarship for completing R&D research in industry (1993-1994) and a scholarship from the Institute for Development of the Murcia Region (1995-1997). Her career progressed at Miguel Hernández University, where she served as a full-time associate professor (1998-2002), a university professor (2002-2022), and a university full professor from 2022 onwards. She received the OPTIMA silver medal for best botanical publication in 1994. Currently, she also serves as secretary of the Institutional Chair of the Palmeral of Elche at Miguel Hernández University, reflecting her continued dedication to botanical research and academic excellence. She is a fellow of the Linnaean Society and a member of the International Society of Horticultural Sciences, among others.

Segundo Ríos holds a PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Murcia and is a professor of Botany at the University of Alicante. Among his positions, he has served as secretary of the CIBIO University Institute and, for the past 15 years, has served as director of the Torretes Biological Station-Botanical Garden. His main lines of research have focused on flora, vegetation, and restoration of Mediterranean rivers; botany of cultivated plants (fruit trees, vegetables, traditional varieties); ethnobotany (medicinal plants, grasses, wild vegetables, etc.); and botanical gardens and ethnoflora conservation. He is currently participating as a researcher in the ethnobotany macroproject "National Inventory of Traditional Knowledge Related to Biodiversity", funded by MAPAMA (phases I and II), and he is the principal investigator (PI) of the project "Ethnobiology of Wetlands in the Tablas de Daimiel and Cabañeros National Parks," funded by MAPAMA's Autonomous Agency for National Parks.

Francisco José Alcaraz Ariza, born June 7, 1958, is a distinguished botanist and professor of Botany at the University of Murcia, Spain. He earned his Biology degree (1975-1980) and PhD in Biology (1982) from the same institution. His academic career spans over four decades, beginning as Course Professor Level B (1981-1982), advancing through Interim Assistant Professor (1983-1986) and University Professor in Plant Biology (1986-2004), before achieving his current position as University Chair Professor in Botany since April 2004. His teaching encompasses undergraduate courses in Applied Botany and Cormophytes, master's programs in Protected Areas and Natural Resources, and courses for senior learners about regional plant diversity. With ten positive teaching evaluations and a "Very Favorable" senior teaching assessment (2017-2022), he demonstrates exceptional pedagogical excellence. His research productivity is evidenced by six consecutive research evaluation periods (sexenios) granted between 1990 and 2021.

Diego Rivera graduated in Biology in 1981. He presented his project in 1983 and received the Graduation Extraordinary Award in 1984. He received his Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Murcia in 1985 and received the Ph.D. Extraordinary Award in 1987. He was the scholarship holder of the “Plan de Formación” of the University Research Personnel between 1982 and 1985 under the Spanish Ministry of Education. He also received a postgraduate scholarship from IAESTE (Germany) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (France). He has been a regular professor in the Department of Plant Biology of the University of Murcia since 1990. Currently, he is Full Professor of Botany and Ethnobotany at the University of Murcia and Head of the Department of Plant Biology.  He is a fellow of the Linnaean Society and a member of the International Society of Horticultural Sciences, the American Botanical Council, the Society of Ethnobotany, the International Society of Ethnobiology, OPTIMA, and the International Association for Plant Taxonomy, among others.