To learn what SNAPP Teams are and why they do their work, see The SNAPP Team Approach and About SNAPP Teams.

SNAPP Teams

Team Name	Status	Region	Critical Challenge
Resilient Rangelands How can rangeland management in Kazakhstan and Mongolia harmonize conservation and agricultural development to address trade-offs presented by different development pathways?	New	Asia-Pacific	Food and Freshwater Climate Resilience
Monitoring Restoration Effectiveness Can long-term restoration outcomes be predicted from short-term data? How long should we track restoration projects to verify their success?	New	Global	Climate Resilience
Salmon, Forests, and Fire How are salmon likely to respond to fire and forest management practices aimed at fostering resilience to fire? How can this inform management in the context of changing climate and increasing fire activity?	New	North America	Climate Resilience Ocean Sustainability
Sharing the Benefits of Conservation How can the benefits and revenues from conservation be shared with Indigenous Peoples and local communities in a manner that upholds rights, addresses power imbalances, and recognizes different perspectives and priorities?	New	Global	Social Innovations
African Swine Fever in South-East Asia How can African Swine Fever be detected, prevented, and controlled in endemic and endangered wild pig populations, vital to ecosystems and rural communities?	Ongoing	Asia-Pacific	Social Innovations
Deterring Wildlife Crime Do deterrence strategies work to prevent wildlife trafficking?	Ongoing	Global	Social Innovations
CBNRM Governance & Economics How can Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) institutions be re-built to strengthen the social fabric of rural communities and expand the wildlife economy to address multi-dimensional poverty?	New		Social Innovations
Sustainable Cattle Ranching in Colombia What are the real-world social-ecological outcomes of silvopasture transformation in Colombia? How can this evidence be utilized to inform farm planning tools and policy targets to benefit nature, climate, and human wellbeing?	New	Latin America	Food and Freshwater Social Innovations
Sustainable Wild Meat Management How can Central African wild meat policies be adapted and strengthened to support sustainable use and ensure the persistence of Central Africa’s wildlife?	Completed	Africa	Food and Freshwater
The Social Implications of 30×30 What are the implications for resident people of plans to greatly increase global protected and conserved area coverage, and how might these be addressed to maximize positive outcomes for nature and society?	Ongoing		Food and Freshwater Social Innovations
Wildlife Health Intelligence Network Can we effectively strengthen wildlife health surveillance globally through a collaborative and evidence-based consortium of local, national, and international organizations?	Ongoing	Global	Social Innovations
Governing Changing Oceans How can improved marine governance guide more responsible, equitable, and effective interventions in climate-impacted oceans?	Ongoing	Asia-Pacific	Climate Resilience Social Innovations
BRI Biodiversity Toolkit What tools can help make sure the Chinese Belt and Road supports biodiversity conservation as well as human well-being?	Ongoing		Social Innovations
Natural Resource Governance What practical guidance can help strengthen community-level natural resource governance systems?	Completed	Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America	Social Innovations
Improving Coastal Health What wastewater pollution guidelines and sanitation planning strategies will enable sanitation and conservation practitioners to work together to improve both human and marine ecosystem health?	Completed	Global	Ocean Sustainability
Advancing Coastal Defenses How and where can natural ecosystems provide effective flood risk reduction benefits?	Completed	Global, North America, Asia-Pacific	Climate Resilience
Wildlife Corridor Restoration What evidence is required for wildlife corridor restoration interventions in human-inhabited landscapes, and how do we include these in the restoration management process?	Completed	Africa	Social Innovations
Andean Camelid Disease What management actions will promote both human livelihoods and the health of vicuñas and guanacos, in the face of disease and other threats?	Completed	Latin America	Social Innovations
Wildfires and Human Health What are consensus-driven, evidence-based approaches to identify and communicate the human health implications of wildfires versus ecological restoration-focused forest management, including managed fires?	Completed	North America	Climate Resilience
Saving Our Rivers Can we transition the power sector to reliable renewable energy sources without damming the world's remaining free-flowing rivers critical for freshwater biodiversity and people's livelihoods?	Completed	Latin America	Climate Resilience
Conservation Aquaculture What are the social and ecological trade-offs of using aquaculture as a conservation tool for marine foundation species, and what are the responsible methods for using this approach?	Completed	North America, Global	Ocean Sustainability Food and Freshwater
Climate Resilient Fisheries What key features support fisheries’ resilience to climate change impacts, and how can these features be recognized and enhanced in marine fishery management systems?	Completed	Global	Climate Resilience Ocean Sustainability
Coastal Outcomes When does coastal conservation produce positive outcomes for people and nature, and what are the co-benefits and tradeoffs between multiple outcomes?	Completed	Asia-Pacific	Ocean Sustainability Social Innovations
Steppe Health Can diverse stakeholders stop a fatal viral epidemic threatening endangered wildlife and livestock critical to over half the people in Mongolia?	Completed		Food and Freshwater Social Innovations
Appalachian Coalfields How can economic development, human well-being, and environmental sustainability be balanced in the Central Appalachian Coalfields region?	Completed	North America	Climate Resilience Social Innovations
Water Flow Impact How can nature-based solutions alleviate the risks posed by both water shortages and excess water?	Completed	Global	Food and Freshwater Climate Resilience
Water Sanitation and Nature How can nature-based interventions be used to help billions of people access sanitation and higher quality water?	Completed	Global	Food and Freshwater
Zero Deforestation Landscapes Can innovative mapping tools help agricultural producers and companies meet commitments to zero-deforestation supply chains?	Completed	Asia-Pacific	Social Innovations Food and Freshwater
Coastal Defenses How do coastal habitats reduce the risks posed to people and property by sea-level rise and natural hazards and how can these habitats be used to create more cost-effective natural solutions?	Completed	Global, Caribbean	Ocean Sustainability Climate Resilience
Fisheries Measures How can fisheries managers know they are achieving food security goals when they lack sophisticated fish stock data?	Completed	Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Africa, North America	Ocean Sustainability Food and Freshwater
Forest Sharing or Sparing? How can conservation and human well-being outcomes be maximized while meeting timber demand in the tropics?	Completed	Asia-Pacific, Latin America	Climate Resilience Social Innovations
Making Ecosystems Count How do changes to the natural environment impact food security, livelihoods, and other aspects of human well-being?	Completed	Africa	Social Innovations
Coastal Restoration How can coastal habitat restoration efforts be better aligned with nature conservation and the provision of societal benefits?	Completed	North America	Ocean Sustainability Climate Resilience
Fire Research Consensus Where can scientific consensus immediately support actions to increase ecosystem resilience in fire-prone landscapes in the context of climate change-related uncertainties?	Completed	North America	Climate Resilience
Assessing Biocultural Indicators How can resilience indicators, defined using a biocultural approach, be used to learn how Pacific communities will cope with future change and inform specific interventions that prioritize both nature and human well-being?	Completed	Asia-Pacific	Social Innovations
Landscape Connectivity in India What approaches can decision-makers and planners use to ensure that the needs of rural infrastructure and economic development in India is not achieved at the expense of landscape connectivity for wildlife?	Completed	Asia-Pacific	Social Innovations
Land Use Change in the Orinoquía How can stakeholders meet agricultural development goals while maintaining natural benefits associated with the savanna biome of Colombia’s Eastern Plains?	Completed	Latin America	Food and Freshwater
Rwanda Natural Capital Accounting How can natural capital be integrated into Rwanda’s national economic accounts to help reach their 2020 goal to reduce poverty below 30% and sustain 11.5% annual economic growth?	Completed	Africa	Social Innovations
Managing Soil Organic Carbon Can healthy soil promote healthy ecosystems in rangelands and croplands?	Completed	North America	Climate Resilience Food and Freshwater
Data-limited Fisheries Can new, inexpensive science-based tools for assessing and managing data-limited fisheries be widely implemented to help end overfishing?	Completed	Latin America, Africa, Asia-Pacific	Ocean Sustainability Food and Freshwater
Hydraulic Fracturing How can industry and nature conservation collaborate to avoid conflicts between shale energy development and the need for clean, safe water?	Completed	North America	Food and Freshwater
Evidence-based Conservation How can science be used to strengthen evidence-based policy and practice related to conservation efforts affecting human well-being?	Completed	Global	Social Innovations
Economics of Chinese Ivory Trade Is the ivory market in China a demand- or supply-side driven market and what are the implications for the economics of regulation?	Completed	Asia-Pacific	Social Innovations
Ridges To Reefs Fisheries Where can cost-effective conservation help secure fish populations and coastal economies that are experiencing negative effects from multiple land uses?	Completed	Asia-Pacific	Ocean Sustainability Food and Freshwater
Compensatory Conservation Which compensatory conservation program conditions and methods most effectively protect biodiversity and ecosystem services?	Completed	Global, Latin America, Africa, Asia-Pacific	Social Innovations
Open Ocean Aquaculture How can aquaculture meet growing demand for seafood while being environmentally and socio-economically sustainable?	Completed	Latin America, North America	Ocean Sustainability Food and Freshwater
Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity What key changes to existing tools for documenting, measuring, and valuing ecosystem services will boost their use in Key Biodiversity Areas and strengthen the safeguard of these important sites?	Completed	Asia-Pacific, North America	Social Innovations
Sustainable Agricultural Intensification How can Tanzania intensify agricultural production while protecting biodiversity and ecosystem services at both landscape and regional scales?	Completed	Africa	Food and Freshwater
Ecological Levers for Health Can solutions that target human and environmental problems simultaneously advance conservation goals and reduce humans disease burdens?	Completed	Global	Social Innovations
Better Land Use Will comparing tradeoffs among multiple land use options and relative values lead to greater, more durable returns for the prosperity of nature and people?	Completed	Latin America, North America	Social Innovations Food and Freshwater
Ecological Drought How does incorporating ecological sensitivity into drought relief planning improve longer term outcomes for people and nature?	Completed	North America	Climate Resilience
Food and Forests in Africa What interventions can help governments deliver on both food production and forest conservation targets, while providing more equitable distribution of the benefits?	Completed	Africa	Food and Freshwater Social Innovations
Water Security Where can water funds – user investments to protect upstream watersheds and sources – benefit conservation, sustainable economic growth, and human well-being?	Completed	Latin America	Food and Freshwater
Amazon Waters How can connectivity in the Amazon Basin be maintained to support human well-being, wildlife, and the environments on which they depend?	Completed	Latin America	Food and Freshwater
Sharing Water Can multi-sector benefits from water transaction programs be measured in a standardized way, and if so, might transparency around the benefits help drive multi-sector collaboration?	Completed	North America	Food and Freshwater