The census in Benin is officially coordinated by the Direction Générale des Forêts et des Resources Naturelles (DGFRN), under M. Hughes Akpona and assisted by M. Melkior Kouchade (kouchade.melkior @g mail.com). Prof. Toussaint Loubegnon (tlougbe @ yahoo.fr)from the Université de Kétou is also a key member of the organising team.