Yuvan Aves is a writer, naturalist, educator and an environmental defender based in Chennai. His recent book is Intertidal – A coast and marsh diary, published by Bloomsbury. He is the author of two books on ecology and 3 children’s books, recipient of the M. Krishnan Memorial Nature Writing Award, Sanctuary Asia Green Teacher Award among others. He is an active part of resistance and community movements against ecocide and industrial violence in South India. He is the founder – managing trustee of Palluyir Trust for Nature Education and Research.