A pivotal figure in the alter-globalization movement and a leading voice in global Ecofeminism, Dr. Vandana Shiva's work champions human rights, ecology, and conservation. Her intellectual journey, initially rooted in physics, quickly turned towards pressing ecological concerns. She explores the intricate connections between nature and society, advocating for a more sustainable and equitable world.
Focusing on the urgent need for sustainable living in the face of climate crises, the book emphasizes the importance of reconnecting with nature, particularly through our food systems. It advocates for a return to practices that honor the Earth and promote ecological balance, highlighting the critical relationship between humanity and the environment.
The book is an interdisciplinary synthesis of research and practice carried out over decades by leaders of the agroecology and regenerative organic agriculture movement. It provides detailed analysis of the multiple crises we face due to chemical and industrial agriculture, including land degradation, water depletion, biodiversity erosion, climate change, agrarian crises, and health crises. The book lays out biodiversity based organic farming and agroecology as the road map for the future of agriculture and sustainable food systems, both locally and globally. With detailed scientific evidence, Agroecology & Regenerative Agriculture shows how ecological agriculture based on working with nature rather than abasing ecological laws can regenerate the planet, the rural economy, and our health.
Lessons from the Hindu culture are used to teach the world methods of sustainability.
Authored by world renowned activist and environmental leader Vandana Shiva, Reclaiming the Commons presents the history of the struggle to defend biodiversity and traditional practices against corporate biopiracy and details efforts to realize legal rights for Mother Earth and achieve the vision of the universal commons and Earth as Family.
The book serves as a critical alert about the pervasive dangers of environmental toxins affecting both human health and the planet. It emphasizes the urgent need for awareness and education on these issues, encouraging readers to take action against profit-driven entities that prioritize financial gain over well-being. Through a call to arms, it aims to mobilize a collective response to combat the harmful practices that jeopardize our health and the environment.
Widespread poverty and malnutrition, an alarming refugee crisis, social unrest, economic polarisation have become our lived reality as the top 1% of the world's seven-billion-plus population pushes the planet-and all its people to the social and ecological brink. In Oneness vs. the 1%, Vandana Shiva takes on the Billionaires Club of Gates, Buffett, Zuckerberg and other modern Mughals, whose blindness to the rights of people, and to the destructive impact of their construct of linear progress, have wrought havoc across the world.
The book, first released in 2002 by South End Press, explores significant themes related to social justice and activism. It delves into the historical context of movements that challenge systemic inequalities, providing critical insights and perspectives. The author combines personal narratives with academic analysis to engage readers in understanding the complexities of contemporary struggles for equity and rights. Through a compelling blend of theory and practice, it encourages reflection on the role of individuals in fostering change within society.
Debunking the notion that our current food crisis must be addressed through industrial agriculture and genetic modification, author and activist Vandana Shiva argues that those forces are in fact the ones responsible for the hunger problem in the first place. Who Really Feeds the World? is a powerful manifesto calling for agricultural justice and genuine sustainability, drawing upon Shiva’s thirty years of research and accomplishments in the field. Instead of relying on genetic modification and large-scale monocropping to solve the world’s food crisis, she proposes that we look to agroecology—the knowledge of the interconnectedness that creates food—as a truly life-giving alternative to the industrial paradigm. Shiva succinctly and eloquently lays out the networks of people and processes that feed the world, exploring issues of diversity, the needs of small famers, the importance of seed saving, the movement toward localization, and the role of women in producing the world's food.
Outlines a bold and compelling vision for a world liberated from our dependence on fossil fuels and globalization.