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Vandana Shiva (born 5 November 1952) is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, ecofeminist and anti-globalization author. [2] Based in Delhi , Shiva has written more than 20 books. [ 3 ]
Vandana Shiva is an environmental scholar and activist who campaigns for women in India as well as around the world. [87] As a physicist-environmentalist adhering to ecofeminism , Vandana Shiva has published numerous papers on the unequal burden placed on women by environmental degradation, stating that women and children "bore the costs but ...
Vandana Shiva – Shiva is a scientist by training, prolific author and Indian ecofeminist activist. [52] She was a participant in the Chipko movement of the 1970s, which used non-violent activism to protest and prevent deforestation in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand , India, then in Uttar Pradesh .
Several pioneers have also contributed to the development of this organization such as Thais Corral Archived 2021-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Jocelyn Dow, Wangari Maathai Archived 2021-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Brownie Ledbetter, Chief Bisi Ogunleye Archived 2021-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, and Vandana Shiva. The organization fights for ...
Ecofeminism argues that there is a connection between women and nature that comes from their shared history of oppression by a patriarchal Western society. Vandana Shiva claims that women have a special connection to the environment through their daily interactions with it that has been ignored.
Navdanya began in 1984 as a program of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology (RFSTE), a participatory research initiative founded by the environmentalist Vandana Shiva, to provide direction and support to environmental activism. [1] "Navdanya" means "nine crops" that represent India's collective source of food security. [1]
Staying Alive: Women, Ecology and Development by Vandana Shiva; Biopiratería: El Saqueo de la Naturaleza y del Conocimiento by Vandana Shiva; Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge by Vandana Shiva; Soil Not Oil: Environmental Justice in an Age of Climate Crisis by Vandana Shiva; All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life by ...
Antinaturalism; Choice feminism; Cognitive labor; Complementarianism; Literature. Children's literature; Diversity (politics) Diversity, equity, and inclusion