M.Yuvan

Naturalist | Writer | Nature-Educator

Instagram - book - Intertidal : A Coast and Marsh Diary

[M.Yuvan @Yuvan_aves]

Intertidal was born this week - after 4 years, several campaigns, numerous walks and notebooks. It is available everywhere where books are available. Just feeling profoundly grateful.

[prerna singh bindra 🐘🐅🐾 @prernabindra]

#Breaking The Delhi High Court admits our Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding functionality/constitution of the Standing Committee of National Board of Wildlife. Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya & Justice Tejas Karia issued notice, seeking Central govt response regarding non-compliance of #Wildlife Protection Act in its constitution.
#PrakritiSrivastava & others vs Union of India WP 8896/ 2026
1/5
🧵

[prerna singh bindra 🐘🐅🐾 @prernabindra]

The proposed #Sijimali bauxite mine in #Odisha threatens one of eastern #India's ecologically rich #forest landscapes, critical #wildlife habitats, perennial streams & the rights and livelihoods of #Adivasi communities.
#PrakritiSrivastava & I write to the @MohanMOdisha , @CMO_Odisha @SecyChief DG & Special Secretary (Forests) @moefcc 1/11
A thread. 🧵

[M.Yuvan @Yuvan_aves]

Two school students explain why the Mamallan reservoir project in Chennai's Kovalam backwaters is a disastrous idea. It destroys thousands of livelihoods, migratory bird habitat and increases flood risk for the city.

@CMOTamilnadu @actorvijay @thirumaofficial

[M.Yuvan @Yuvan_aves]

Two school students explain why the Mamallan reservoir project in Chennai's Kovalam backwaters is a disastrous idea. It destroys thousands of livelihoods, migratory bird habitat and increases flood risk for the city.

@CMOTamilnadu @actorvijay @thirumaofficial

[India Today Global @ITGGlobal]

#EXCLUSIVE: "Israeli soldiers said it was 'like a game'—sitting remotely and killing children."

In a searing interview, Justice S. Muralidhar, Chairperson of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, discusses findings that allege the deliberate targeting of Palestinian children by Israel through bombings, sniper fire, and drones.

"We had to create a category: Wounded Child With No Surviving Family", he told India Today Global.
@AneeshaMathur

Watch the full interview here: https://t.co/MLY1fR0dWx

#Gaza #Israel #Palestine #UN #IndiaTodayGlobal

[M.Yuvan @Yuvan_aves]

@Vincentsjotting @supriyasahuias @chennaicorp @Mylapore_Times Yes please!

[M.Yuvan @Yuvan_aves]

The Adyar river's estuary is a paint-green algal-bloom right now. Birdless where flocks of hundreds sat just weeks ago. The colour shows the sheer quantum of sewage flowing in, concentrated by summer heat and sand blockage.

@supriyasahuias @chennaicorp

[Flower Girl @madrasflowergrl]

https://t.co/TvwR0xKUYg #BookRecommendations #BookReview #naturewritings #wainwrightprize @Yuvan_aves

[Bloomsbury India @BloomsburyIndia]

Huge congratulations to our author Yuvan Aves 🌿

Intertidal has been awarded Highly Commended in the prestigious Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing.

#BloomsburyIndia #WainwrightPrize2025
#NatureWriting

@Yuvan_aves

[The Tribune @thetribunechd]

Intertidal by Yuvan Aves chronicles marshes turning into concrete, flood plains & habitats being lost, writes Mandira Nayar in The Tribune @thetribunechd #SpectrumTheTribune #Variety
@mandira_nayar
@BloomsburyIndia

https://t.co/qmTuHMpYlL

[Anand Mangnale @FightAnand]

1/n The @AdaniOnline ‘Great land Grab’ in Chandrapur Maharashtra. Investigation for @frontline with @ameytirodkar

Thanks @frontline_india & @vaishnaroy

#AdaniLandGrab #Maharashtra #Adani

[Kanishka Gupta @kan_writersside]

Huge congratulations to our author Yuvan Aves for making publishing history as the first South Asian writer to be shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing, for his extraordinary debut Intertidal!

[Jawhar Sircar @jawharsircar]

Modi has lowered Income Tax
on Corporate Sector
by ₹1 Lakh Crore
— and recoups this by forcing Poorest 2/3rds of India pay for this
— through GST.

[M.Yuvan @Yuvan_aves]

@CMDA_Official Thank you very much!

[M.Yuvan @Yuvan_aves]

Dangers of @CMDA_Official giving wetlands for real estate. Construction by Lyra builders for a 17 storey building in Velachery makes a massive crack on the road. Cracks are appearing on walls/pillars of nearby apartments.

Reasons- greed, underground settlement and waterflows.

[M.Yuvan @Yuvan_aves]

@phokarlsson @RobGMacfarlane

[S V Krishna Chaitanya @Krish_TNIE]

This week, @TN_Plan has published an important report titled "Urban Growth and Thermal Stress: A Decadal Assessment of Built-up Area and Climate Interactions in Tamil Nadu". This was the first time a block-level #heatexposure assessment was done and studied different heat drivers like urbanisation, loss of forest cover and wetlands are altering microclimates. Some disturbing, yet fascinating details have come out. Out of 389 blocks studied, 94 blocks have witnessed a steep rise in heat over the past 40 years, while 64 blocks currently suffer from temperatures well above the state average. Particularly vulnerable are 25 blocks — including those in #Chennai, #Karur, and #Ramanathapuram — which fall into both categories, making them high-risk zones for future climate and health.
Between 1985 and 2015, #TamilNadu witnessed unprecedented expansion in built-up areas, particularly in districts like Chennai, #Coimbatore, #Tiruppur, and #Chengalpattu. For instance, S.S. Kulam block in Coimbatore more than doubled its built-up area from 62 sq km to 137 sq km — surpassing even Chennai, which expanded from 86 sq km to 131 sq km during the same period. More worryingly, when built-up area is analysed relative to a block’s total geographical area, the percentage of land classified as “built” has jumped alarmingly. In Chennai, this rose from 48% to 74% in just three decades, while St. Thomas Malai in Chengalpattu posted a 44% rise, the highest relative growth recorded.

Full story:
https://t.co/zdTNVfuFRu

@NewIndianXpress @supriyasahuias @CMOTamilnadu @mkstalin @UN @UNEP @UNFCCC @SudhaRamenIFS @WBG_Climate @tnclimatechange @RamsarConv @moefcc @AntoJoseph @santwana99 @ChennaiRains @UpdatesChennai @praddy06 @TNGeography

[Kanishka Gupta @kan_writersside]

Congratulations to our author Yuvan Aves on being longlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing—arguably the most prestigious award for nature writing in the UK, and perhaps globally. Yuvan is the first Indian, and possibly the only South Asian, to ever be nominated! Fingers crossed for the shortlist!

[Nilanjana Roy 📚🦊 @nilanjanaroy]

And fabulous to see @Yuvan_aves' stirring and wise Intertidal on the longlist of the Wainwright Prize, alongside other favourites from Chloe Dalton's Raising Hare to Richard Mabey's The Accidental Garden.

https://t.co/8UwJng3EFW

[courtneybonneauimages @cbonneauimages]

Today is Mohammed’s funeral; he was murdered by an Israeli drone strike yesterday. This man was nothing but a shining example of humanity, doing his part to support the environment.