List of BWG Members (Phase I)
| Prof. WANG Sung | Professor, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (Co-chair) |
| Prof. CHEN Yiyu | Vice-President, CAS |
| Prof. CHEN Lingzhi | Institute of Botany, CAS |
| Mr. QING Jianhua | Director, Bur. of Conservation, Ministry of Forestry |
| Prof. WANG Xianpu | Institute of Botany, CAS |
| Dr. John MacKinnon | Director, Asian Bureau of Conservation & Kent University (Co-chair) |
|
Dr. Mark Collins |
Director, WCMC |
| Dr. Charles Barber | World Resources Institute |
| Dr. Steven Edwards | Sustainable Use Programme / IUCN |
| Dr. Andrew Smith | Professor, Arizona State University |
| Dr. Jeff McNeely | Biodiversity Programme / IUCN |
| Prof. Eduardo Fuentes | Biodiversity Programme / GEF, UNDP |
| de facto members: | |
| Prof. XU Zaifu | Director, Xishuanbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS, Yunnan |
| Prof. LI Dianmo | Deputy Director, Institute of Zoology, CAS |
|
Dr. WANG Zongyi |
Beijing Academy of Science and Technology |
| Coordinators: | |
| WANG Heng | Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) |
| XIE Yan | Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) |