SNAPP TEAM:Salmon, Forests, and Fire
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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?
Team Status: NEW
Team Critical Challenge:
Goals
  • Develop support for planning both proactive (before fire) and reactive (following fire) management strategies to enhance salmonid resilience to fire.
  • Create a shareable database of existing data on salmonids, fire history, vegetation and other landscape characteristics to facilitate rapid research progress.
  • Quantify past responses of salmonids to fire in selected areas in the West.
  • Synthesize best available science and knowledge to create tools, such as decision support systems or dichotomous keys, to help land managers prioritize and align fire management with salmonid needs.
  • Catalyze continued collaboration and integration by identifying priorities for future research & management.
Team
Leaders
Ailene Ettinger
The Nature Conservancy
Elaine Harvey
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Brian Harvey
University of Washington
Ellen Wohl
Colorado State University
Members
Arianna Goodman
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Brooke Penaluna
United States Forest Service
Clint Chandler
Nez Perce Tribe
David Roon
Oregon State University
Emily Howe
The Nature Conservancy
Jamie Robertson
The Nature Conservancy
Maia Murphy-Williams
The Nature Conservancy
Max Lambert
The Nature Conservancy
Michael Case
The Nature Conservancy
Michele Buonanduci
The Nature Conservancy & University of Washington
Philip North
Tulalip Tribes
Rebecca Flitcroft
United States Forest Service
Zoe Hanley
The Nature Conservancy
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SNAPP TEAM:Sharing the Benefits of Conservation
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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?
Team Status: NEW
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Team
Leaders
Emiel de Lange
Wildlife Conservation Society
Allison Lewin
The Nature Conservancy
Regan Pairojmahakij
The Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC)
Members
Beto Borges
Forest Trends Territorial governance Facility
Brian Williams
Wildlife Works
Fiona Mbabazi
Wildlife Conservation Society
Grace Balawag
Tebtebba Foundation
Grace Wong
Kyoto University/Stockholm Resilience Centre
Helen Newing
Forest People's Programme/University of Oxford
Henry Travers
Oxford University, United Kingdom
Josh Tosteson
Everland
Joshua Okumu
The Nature Conservancy
Paulo Santos
Monash University
Rane Cortez
The Nature Conservancy
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SNAPP TEAM:African Swine Fever in South-East Asia
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How can African Swine Fever be detected, prevented, and controlled in endemic and endangered wild pig populations, vital to ecosystems and rural communities?
Team Status: NEW
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Team
Leaders
Ahmad Faisal
Wildlife Conservation Society, Indonesia
Members
Caitlin Holley
World Organization for Animal Health
Emily Denstedt
Wildlife Conservation Society
Johanna Rode-Margono
International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Comission Wild Pig Specialist Group
Larasati Simatupang
Catalyze Communications
Maria Puspa Kartika
Alam Sehat Lestari
Mark Rayan
Wildlife Conservation Society, Malaysia
Mohammad Rifqi
Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara
Patipat Susumpao
Opendream Co.
Ulfah Mardhiah
Wildlife Conservation Society, Indonesia
Yooni Oh
Food and Agriculture Organization
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SNAPP TEAM:Deterring Wildlife Crime
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Do deterrence strategies work to prevent wildlife trafficking?
Team Status: NEW
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Team
Leaders
Damian Weekers
Wildlife Conservation Society
Gohar A. Petrossian
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
Members
Abim Isafiade
Nigeria Customs Service
Andre Costa
Brazil Federal Police
Andrea Pizzarro
Panthera
Andrew Lemieux
Lead Ranger
Charles A. Emogor
University of Cambridge
Hai Thanh Luong
The University of Queensland
Hoang Hai Yen
Hanoi Procuratorate University
Julie Viollaz
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Noah Cohen
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Rob Pickles
Panthera
Scott Roberton
Wildlife Conservation Society
Simon Wankyo
Tanzanian Government
Stephen Pires
Florida International University
Ulhas Gondhali
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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SNAPP TEAM:CBNRM Governance & Economics
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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?
Team Status: NEW
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Team
Leaders
Brian Child
University of Florida
Patricia Mupeta-Muyama
The Nature Conservancy
Rodgers Lubilo
Community Leaders Network of Southern Africa
Members
Aaron King
University of Florida
Alex Chidakel
University of Florida
Craig Bruce
Jamma International
Hayley Clements
University of Stellenbosch
Hilma Angula
NACSO Institutional Development Working Group
Jose Montiero
CBRNM Network
Meshurie Melembuki
The Nature Conservancy
Michelle Wieland
Wildlife Conservation Society
Ronnie Dempers
NACSO / Namibia Development Trust
Sean Nazireli
BioFund, Mozambique
Shylock Muyengwa
Resource Africa
Simon Munthali
The Nature Conservancy
Siyoka Simasiku
Ngamiland Council of NGOs NCONGO
Tanyaradza Mudonga
Ministry of Environment, Zimbabwe
Tiego Nanzilo
Wildlife Conservation Society
Tierney Shimansky
University of Florida
Tom Lolosoli
The Nature Conservancy
Valerio Macandza
Eduardo Mondlane University
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SNAPP TEAM:Sustainable Cattle Ranching in Colombia
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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?
Team Status: NEW
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Team
Leaders
Christina Kennedy
The Nature Conservancy
Manuel Gómez Vivas
Colombian Federation of Ranchers (FEDEGAN)
Lucas Garibaldi
Universidad Nacional de Río Negro
Jose Manuel Ochoa-Quintero
Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute
Members
Aaron Skinner
University of British Columbia
Arturo González Alvarado
Colombian Dung Beetle Collection
Camila Rodriguez
The Nature Conservancy
Carol Tatiana Chamorro Vargas
University of British Columbia
Cecilia Medina Prieto
Colombia Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Claire Kremen
University of British Columbia
German Forero-Medina
Wildlife Conservation Society
Jacobo Arango
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), CGIAR Initiative of Livestock and Climate
Julián Chará
Center for Research on Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (CIPAV)
Julian Rode
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, UFZ
Juliana Delgado
The Nature Conservancy
Karin Frank
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, UFZ
Liliana Mahecha
Universidad de Antioquia
Seth Morgan
The Nature Conservancy
Silvia Alvaréz
Wildlife Conservation Society
Tatiana Rodriguez
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, UFZ
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SNAPP TEAM:Sustainable Wild Meat Management
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How can Central African wild meat policies be adapted and strengthened to support sustainable use and ensure the persistence of Central Africa’s wildlife?
Team Status: COMPLETED
Team Critical Challenge:
Results
Team
Leaders
Lauren Coad
Oxford University, United Kingdom and Center for International Forestry Research
Eric Djomo Nana
Oxford University, United Kingdom and Institute of Agicultural Research for Development, Cameroon
Members
Demetrio Bocuma Meñe
Central Africa Bushmeat Action Group, Equatorial Guinea
Donald Midoko Iponga
Research Institute for Tropical Ecology
Eric Kaba Tah
Central Africa Bushmeat Action Group, Cameroon
Eugenio Sartoretto
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy
Hadrien Vanthomme
French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development, Gabon
Henry Travers
Oxford University, United Kingdom
Juliet Wright
Wildlife Conservation Society, Democratic Republic of Congo
Katharine Abernethy
University of Stirling
Kevin Y. Njabo
Congo Basin Institute, Cameroon
Krossy Mavakala
Regional Post-Graduate Training School on Integrated Management of Tropical Forests and Lands (ERAIFT)
Laurence Wete Soh
Forêts et Développement Rural, Cameroon
Luc Evouna
Action for Wildlife Trade, Cameroon
Paulin Polepole
Wildlife Conservation Society, Democratic Republic of Congo
Robert Mwinyihali
Wildlife Conservation Society, Democratic Republic of Congo
Sandra Ratiarison
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Gabon
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SNAPP TEAM:The Social Implications of 30×30
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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?
Team Status: ONGOING
Team Critical Challenge:
Goals
  1. New analysis of the potential social impacts of 30×30 at global level, under various scenarios for implementation. This will include analysis of affected populations disaggregated as far as possible by wealth, ethnicity, voice in decision making and other important social variables.
  2. A more detailed analysis of one case study country (likely to be in Central Africa).
  3. Feasible proposals for how 30×30 could be implemented at the country level in a way that maximises social benefits while minimising social harms, co-developed with implementation partners.
  4. Improved dialogue and a strong foundation for future inter-disciplinary and cross-sectoral research collaboration between people with different perspectives on area-based conservation.
Key Products
Social considerations are crucial to success in implementing the 30×30 global conservation target

This correspondence outlines the critical need for the implementation of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s Target 3 of the Global Biodiversity Framework (protecting 30% of the earth by 2030) to focus on national and sub-national analyses, research questions designed by place-based coalitions, comparative analyses of multiple countries, better social indicators (relating to rights, participation, justice, or financing) and research and support for political mobilization.

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Team
Leaders
Chris Sandbrook
University of Cambridge
Members
Achilles Byaruhanga
NatureUganda
Alain Frechette
Rights and Resources Initiative
Ameyali Ramos
ICCA Consortium & IUCN Commission on Environment, Economic and Social Policy
Becky Chaplin Kramer
Stanford University
Brian O’Donnell
Campaign for Nature
Carolina Hazin
The Nature Conservancy
Casey Ryan
University of Edinburgh
Charles Tumwesigye
Uganda Wildlife Authority
Dan Brockington
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
David Mwesigye Tumusiime
Makerere University
Edna Kaptoyo
Pawanka Fund
Forrest Fleischmann
University of Minnesota
Fred Onyai
National Consultant for CCAC/UNEP
Gary Watmough
University of Edinburgh
Heather Bingham
UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
James Allan
McKinsey and Company
James Fitzsimons
The Nature Conservancy
Jasmin Upton
UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Javier Fajardo
Cambridge University
Josefa Tauli
Global Youth Biodiversity Network
Julie G. Zähringer
Wyss Academy for Nature and Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern
Madhu Rao
IUCN WCPA & Wildlife Conservation Society
Marion Pfeifer
University of Newcastle
Milagre Nuvunga
Micaia Foundation
Mônica Vilaça da Silva
The Nature Conservancy
Neema Pathak Broome
Kalpavriksh
Pauline Nantongo
Ecotrust
Phil Franks
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Priya Shyamsundar
The Nature Conservancy
Q”apaj Conde
UN Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat
Rachael Garrett
ETH Zurich
Rose Pritchard
University of Manchester
Ruth Pinto
International Institute for Environment and Development
Shenique Albury-Smith
The Nature Conservancy
Thomas Worsdell
Amazon Frontlines
Tobias Kuemmerle
Humboldt University of Berlin
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SNAPP TEAM:Wildlife Health Intelligence Network
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Can we effectively strengthen wildlife health surveillance globally through a collaborative and evidence-based consortium of local, national, and international organizations?
Team Status: ONGOING
Team Critical Challenge:
Goals

1a. Prioritize surveillance to focus on high-risk interfaces by synthesizing data on health impacts on wildlife, existing wildlife health surveillance systems, missing cases of wildlife health events and detection bias, and socio-ecological interfaces and high spillover risk practices;

1b. Address sustainability through analyses of data and creation of tools to estimate cost effectiveness and benefits of surveillance, drawing from existing wildlife or livestock surveillance systems;

2a. Communicate a co-developed theory of change that connects multilateral agreements (e.g., Sustainable Development Goals) and international frameworks to the practical implementation of wildlife surveillance systems;

2b. Formalize the consortium through the drafting of a collaboration agreement with endorsements from respective member institutions describing how we work together in the long term and identify capabilities, synergies, and gaps among stakeholders in the implementation of sustainable wildlife health surveillance globally.

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Mapping the pathways to advance global wildlife health surveillance

SNAPP’s Wildlife Health Intelligence Network (WHIN) working group convened at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 6-8 May 2024 to discuss formalizing a community of practice for implementing wildlife health surveillance worldwide. Discussions centered around developing communication strategies, fundraising plans, co-creating decision-making tools as well as advancing research on the non-market value of wildlife.

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Team
Leaders
Sarah Olson
Wildlife Conservation Society Health Program
Mathieu Pruvot
Department of Ecosystem and Public Health at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
Members
Bernard Bett
International Livestock Research Institute, One Health Research, Education & Outreach Centre Africa
Damien Joly
Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative
François Diaz
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
Jonathan Sleeman
United States Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center
Kacey Yellowbird
Samson Cree Nation
Keren Cox-Witton
Wildlife Health Australia (WHA)
Kim Pepin
United States Department of Agriculture National Wildlife Research Center
Liz Paola Noguera Zayas
University of Calgary
Marcy Uhart
Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center One Health Institute, University of California, Davis
Nicholas Lyons
FAO
Oliver Morgan
World Health Organization (WHO)
Sarin Suwanpakdee
Mahidol University, Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife and Exotic Animals (MoZWE)
Susan Kutz
Department of Ecosystem and Public Health at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
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SNAPP TEAM:Governing Changing Oceans
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How can improved marine governance guide more responsible, equitable, and effective interventions in climate-impacted oceans?
Team Status: ONGOING
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Team
Leaders
Tiffany Morrison
University of Melbourne| Wageningen University & Research | James Cook University
Pip Cohen
Marine Tenure Initiative | James Cook University
Gretta Pecl
University of Tasmania
Members
Andrew Sullivan
Centre for Marine Socioecology
Bob Muir
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Cath Lovelock
University of Queensland
Cayne Layton
Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies
Emily Ogier
University of Tasmania
Essam Yassin Mohammed
WorldFish-CGIAR, Penang
Georgina Gurney
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
Imani Fairweather-Morrison
Oak Foundation
Kathy Mills
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Katrina Brown
University of Exeter
Lucy Holmes McHugh
James Cook University
Maria Carmen Lemos
University of Michigan
Michael Phillips
FUTUREFISH, Malaysia
Nathalie Hilmi
Centre Scientifique de Monaco
Navam Niles
Centre for Poverty Analysis, Sri Lanka
Neil Adger
University of Exeter
Sarah Lawless
Australian Institute of Marine Science | James Cook University
Terry Hughes
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
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