Jeanneney Rabearivony

Jeanneney Rabearivony is a Malagasy ecologist and herpetologist.

Life and research Rabearivony grew up in rural Madagascar, and spent much of his childhood in the forest.

Rabearivony received his MSc in Conservation Biology from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), and a Diplome d'Etude Approffondies (DEA) in Ecology and Environmental studies from the University of Antananarivo in 1999. Thereafter he conducted his PhD on chameleon ecology and conservation at the University of Antananarivo, finishing his studies in 2013. In this role, he works closely with local people to gain their perspectives and resource needs, helping to devise management plans that suit their requirements.

Currently, Rabearivony is Dean of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Antsiranana.