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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Working Groups
Fisheries Measures
How can fisheries managers know they are achieving food security goals when they lack sophisticated fish stock data?
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?
Forest Sharing or Sparing?
How can conservation and human well-being outcomes be maximized while meeting timber demand in the tropics?
Governing Changing Oceans
How can improved marine governance guide more responsible, equitable, and effective interventions in climate-impacted oceans?
Hydraulic Fracturing
How can industry and nature conservation collaborate to avoid conflicts between shale energy development and the need for clean, safe water?
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?
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?
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?
Making Ecosystems Count
How do changes to the natural environment impact food security, livelihoods, and other aspects of human well-being?
Managing Soil Organic Carbon
Can healthy soil promote healthy ecosystems in rangelands and croplands?
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?
