Mike Shanahan

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I am a freelance writer and editor with a doctorate in rainforest ecology. My work focuses on forests, biodiversity and climate change. I wrote a book called Gods, Wasps and Stranglers: The Secret History of Fig Trees.
Bookhttps://underthebanyan.blog/my-book/
Bloghttps://underthebanyan.blog/
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/shanahanmike
Mike ShanahanJan 5, 2024
Here is the latest edition of my newsletter for journalists (and anyone else) interested in biodiversity, the ecological crisis and nature-based solutions to climate change. It has news, resources, jobs, great stories, and more. https://thenaturebeat.substack.com/p/nature-beat-10
Nature Beat #10

Updates, stories, resources and opportunities

The Nature Beat
Mike ShanahanNov 21, 2023

Just published: Nature Beat #5

The latest edition of my newsletter for journalists (and others!) on biodiversity, conservation and nature-based solutions to climate change.

https://thenaturebeat.substack.com/p/nature-beat-5

Nature Beat #5

Updates, stories, resources and opportunities

The Nature Beat
Mike ShanahanOct 26, 2023
Nature Beat #1 is live. It is a newsletter for journalists and others in related roles. You’ll find news, reporting resources, job postings, links to some great stories and a look ahead at what’s coming up in the world of biodiversity and nature policy. https://thenaturebeat.substack.com/p/nature-beat-1
Nature Beat #1

Welcome to the first edition of my newsletter.

The Nature Beat
Mike ShanahanSep 1, 2023

If you’re in the USA or Canada, you can get my book for half price from the Chelsea Green Publishing website. This offer ends on 14 September. https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/gods-wasps-and-stranglers-paperback/

Read more about the book here: https://underthebanyan.blog/my-book/

Gods, Wasps and Stranglers - Chelsea Green Publishing

The Secret History and Redemptive Future of Fig Trees

Chelsea Green Publishing
Show threadMike ShanahanDec 6, 2022
Much of it is still relevant today. Here are the opening and closing paragraphs.
#COP15
Mike ShanahanDec 6, 2022
With #COP15 about to get underway, I am re-reading a four-page paper I wrote on 'biodiversity and the media', way back in 2008 when I was at the International Institute for Environment and Development.
Mike ShanahanDec 4, 2022
Journey to rainforests, volcanoes and ancient temples to discover the mind-blowing story of the strangler figs and their kin, which have shaped our world and our species in many extraordinary ways.
https://underthebanyan.blog/my-book/
My book

Under The Banyan
Mike ShanahanNov 29, 2022

For International Jaguar Day, here is something I wrote a few years ago about life and death and the jaguars of the mind.

It features a jaguar-hunting (and eating) US President and people in the Peruvian Amazon who believe their elderly or infirm community members shape-shift into jaguars.

https://underthebanyan.blog/2017/10/24/life-and-death-and-the-jaguars-of-the-mind/

Life and death and the jaguars of the mind

Under The Banyan