M. Sanjayan is a conservation scientist, writer, and Emmy-nominated television news contributor, specializing in the role of conservation in improving human well-being, wildlife and the environment. He is executive vice president and senior scientist at Conservation International (check out his recent most recent blog posts athttp://blog.conservation.org/author/m-sanjayan) and is host of the PBS live television eventBig Blue Live, which debuts on August 31, 2015.