M. Sanjayan is an American conservation scientist, writer and television news contributor, specializing in the role of nature in preserving and enhancing human life.
[2] His scientific work has been published in peer-reviewed journals Science, Nature and Conservation Biology and his expertise has received extensive media coverage, including Vanity Fair,[3] Outside, Time, Men's Journal,[4] The New York Times, The Atlantic,[5] and "CBS This Morning".
A leading science communicator and television presenter, Sanjayan has hosted and co-hosted a range of documentaries for PBS, BBC and Discovery.
[13] He was also featured in a profile in The Economist's Intelligent Life in 2015,[14] and is a co-editor of the book Connectivity Conservation.
[15] Sanjayan also co-led the launch of Nature Is Speaking, Conservation International's award-winning campaign[16] that features Julia Roberts, Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson and Penelope Cruz, among others, and delivers the message that people need nature to survive.