Mike Shanahan is a British biologist and writer whose work focuses on rainforests, climate change, biodiversity and related issues.
He studied at the University of Leeds, where he received a BSc in biology, MSc in biodiversity and conservation and PhD in rainforest ecology.
[11] He published research and guidance on media coverage of climate change, biodiversity and pastoralism.
[12][13][14] In 2007, Shanahan and colleagues at Internews' Earth Journalism Network and Panos London co-founded the Climate Change Media Partnership, which has enabled more than 170 journalists from developing countries to report on UN climate change negotiations.
[15][16][17] In September 2016, Unbound will publish Shanahan's book: Ladders to Heaven: How fig trees shaped our history, fed our imaginations and can enrich our future.