Article in BioScience identified a set of mapping and monitoring system attributes that will ensure that information regarding the location and persistence of forests covered under zero-deforestation commitments gets into the hands of those who need it.

This InCommon podcast episode features Emily Darling and Georgina Gurney (leaders of the SNAPP Coastal Outcomes working group) reflecting on lessons learned from their social-ecological coral reef monitoring project

‘Goulding brings together disciplines and collaborators across the Amazon basin. He has inspired new approaches to Amazon conservation by focusing on aquatic life.’ The Field Museum

TNC scientists connected with conch fishers across multiple Bahamian islands to share important research and gather input from local communities. Together, we can work toward a sustainable future for this fishery that is vital to the Bahamian economy.

The MacArthur Foundation, which has named her one of its 26 fellows for 2019, citing her efforts to save lives and coral reefs as well as build on traditional practices to figure out when, where and how long to close off fishing areas to best manage natural resources.

This article from Scientific American says that environmental problem solving can be effectively done through collaboration (particularly when that collaboration is voluntary rather than forced). It illustrates this argument with examples of success from SNAPP.

Using synthesis science, SNAPP researchers are providing evidence for the case that good environmental stewardship can be a useful tool in addressing poverty and improving a nation’s wealth, health, and food security.