Comitê Externo de Avaliação do Programa é composto por seis pesquisadores estrangeiros que têm experiência em projetos biodiversidade em outros países.

As visitas são bianuais e participam três componentes por vez.

Frank A Bisby
ILDIS (World Database of Legumes),
Centre for Plant Diversity and Systematics,
School of Plant Sciences, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AS
Email: F.A.Bisby@sp2000.org

Arthur Chapman
Scientific Coordinator - Vegetation and Biodiversity
Australian Environmental Resources Information Network - ERIN
GPO Box 787, Camberra ACT 2903, Australia
Tel: (61).6.2741066
Fax: (61).6.274.1333
Email: arthur@erin.gov.au

Barry Chernoff
Field Museum, Dept. of Zoology
Roosevelt Rd at Lakeshore Drive, Chicago, IL 60603, USA
Tel: (312) 922.9410 Ext: 427
Fax: (312) 663.5397
Email: chernoff@fmppr.fmnh.org

Donald Potts
Institute of Marine Sciences
University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
Tel: (408) 459.4417
Fax: (408) 459.4882
Email: potts@biology.ucsc.edu

Robert K. Colwell
Dept. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Connecticut, U-43 Storrs, CT 06269-3043
Tel: (860) 486.4395
Fax: (860) 486.3790
Mail: colwell@uconnvm.uconn.edu

Otto Solbrig
Bussey Professor Of Biology
Harward Univesity Herbaria
University of Harward
Phone: (617) 495-4302
Fax: (617) 495-9484
Mail: solbrig@fas.harvard.edu

James Staley
Professor, Microbiology
University of Washington Box 357242
Seattle, WA 98195-7242
phone: (206) 543-0461
fax: (206) 543-8297 Mail: jtstaley@u.washington.edu'

Emilio Moran
Professor, Anthropology
Director of the Anthropological Center for Training and Research on Global Environmental Change
Indiana University
Mail: moran@indiana.edu