Nature Captured © was designed by an AUB team with multidisciplinary backgrounds:
Salma Talhouk, project leader, is a professor of landscape horticulture at the American University of Beirut. She is the chair of the Department Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management and former director of the Nature Conservation Center. Her research interest currently focuses on investigating different approaches to actively engage various sectors of society in biodiversity conservation.
Wassim Kays, field coordinator, is an artist, with ample experience teaching various art mediums to school children. He is responsible for coordinating between schools and the Nature Conservation Center, organizing field activities, and conducting workshops as well as designing and implementing community enabling activities. His area of expertise is mosaic tiling, and his pieces of art are sought after on a national and international level.