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Biography
Matt joined the University of Huddersfield and its Centre for Sustainable and Resilient Communities in October 2015.
Prior to that, he spent most of his time working with non-governmental organisations and social enterprises. He has lived and worked in Cote d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Kenya, Senegal, Uganda and Zambia and has undertaken shorter professional visits to Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea Conakry, the Palestinian territories, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan and Sudan.
In his 17 years working in international development, he has held a variety of positions including volunteer water engineer, Projects Manager, Country Director, Regional Adviser, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and consultant.
He is currently PI on a project supporting conservation livelihoods in SW Ethiopia, having previously managed several other projects in partnership with Emeritus Professor Adrian Wood and Dr. Byongjun Hwang.
In addition to his work on conservation livelihoods, Matt's research includes off-grid renewable household energy supply in Sub-Saharan Africa, sustainable business model innovations, social entrepreneurship, community development in marginalised rural communities, and human rights.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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CCWCNF: Community Conservation of Wild Coffee Natural Resources - Christensen Fund
1/06/16 → 31/05/17
Project: Research
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Forest conservation through traceable supply chain development
Snell, M., Hwang, B. & Wood, A.
17/07/23 → 16/12/26
Project: Research
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SAB : Maintaining Seasonal Wetlands & their Livelihood Contributions in central Southern Africa
16/08/16 → 15/11/16
Project: Research
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NTFP-ME: NTFP Micro-Enterprises for Competitive Forests and Livelihoods in Ethiopia
1/04/18 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
Research output
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Internal governance challenges of young independent coffee cooperatives in South-west Ethiopia
Mswaka, W., Snell, M. & Wood, A., 1 Oct 2024, In: Journal of International Development. 36, 7, p. 2805-2825 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Monitoring Wild Coffee Using Ground Survey and Satellite Observation in Community-Managed Forest in Sheko, South-West Ethiopia
Hwang, B., Wood, A., Snell, M., Fantaye, D., Belayneh, E. & Mekuria, B., 12 Nov 2020, In: Sustainability. 12, 22, 20 p., 9409.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Community forest management (CFM) in south-west Ethiopia: Maintaining forests, biodiversity and carbon stocks to support wild coffee conservation
Wood, A., Tolera, M., Snell, M., Ohara, P. & Hailu, A., 1 Nov 2019, In: Global Environmental Change. 59, p. 1-11 11 p., 101980.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access36 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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2nd International Workshop: Reimagining Victims' Reparation Global Network
Matt Snell (Participant), Camilo Tamayo Gomez (Participant), Sandra Rios Oyola (Participant) & Paul Gready (Participant)
2 May 2024 → 3 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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2nd International Workshop: Reimagining Victims' Reparation Global Network
Matt Snell (Chair), Camilo Tamayo Gomez (Participant), Sandra Rios Oyola (Participant) & Paul Gready (Chair)
2 May 2024 → 3 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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2nd International Workshop: Reimagining Victims' Reparation Global Network
Camilo Tamayo Gomez (Organiser), Matt Snell (Organiser) & Sandra Rios Oyola (Organiser)
1 May 2024 → 3 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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All Party Parliamentary Group on Africa
Matt Snell (Participant)
16 Nov 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Conservation as a livelihood: building enterprise on community forest management in SW Ethiopia
Matt Snell (Speaker), Adrian Wood (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Byongjun (Phil) Hwang (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Janet Lowore (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
12 Oct 2023 → 13 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk