WORKING GROUPS
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Global Collaboration, Tangible Solutions: Teams Driving Science Into Action
A SNAPP team is a multi-disciplinary group of experts representing a broad suite of sectors, institutions, and specialties who would not otherwise convene around a targeted, complex challenge.
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Since 2013, SNAPP has brought together over 1,290 experts from 720+ institutions across 70+ countries through 60+ cross-sector teams.
These multidisciplinary groups—spanning science, government, business, and civil society—tackle complex global challenges with collaborative, actionable research. Their work has produced 310+ tools and products, including 150+ peer-reviewed papers and at least a dozen spin-off initiatives.
Our Working Groups include:
- Academic experts in scientific fields directly relevant to the key questions
- Representatives of governments, multilateral institutions, and the private sector
- Practitioners from conservation, humanitarian, sustainable development, cultural, and spiritual organizations
To date, these teams have produced 310+ outcomes and other science-to-solution “products,” including 150+ peer-reviewed papers, and at least 12 spin-off initiatives.
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peer reviewed papers
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spin-off initiatives
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Working Groups
Advancing Coastal Defenses
How and where can natural ecosystems provide effective flood risk reduction benefits?
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?
Amazon Waters
How can connectivity in the Amazon Basin be maintained to support human well-being, wildlife, and the environments on which they depend?
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?
Appalachian Coalfields
How can economic development, human well-being, and environmental sustainability be balanced in the Central Appalachian Coalfields region?
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?
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?
BRI Biodiversity Toolkit
What tools can help make sure the Chinese Belt and Road supports biodiversity conservation as well as human well-being?
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?
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?
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?
Coastal Outcomes
When does coastal conservation produce positive outcomes for people and nature, and what are the co-benefits and tradeoffs between multiple outcomes?
