Vandana Shiva has been described in many ways: the \u201cGandhi of Grain,\u201d \u201ca rock star\u201d in the battle against GMOs, and \u201cthe most powerful voice\u201d for people of the developing world. For over four decades she has vociferously advocated for diversity, indigenous knowledge, localization, and real democracy; she has been at the forefront of seed saving, food sovereignty, and connecting the dots between the destruction of nature, the polarization of societies, and indiscriminate corporate greed.<\/p>\n
In Terra Viva<\/em>, Dr. Shiva shares her most memorable campaigns, alongside some of the world\u2019s most celebrated activists and environmentalists, all working toward a livable planet and healthier democracies. For the very first time, she also recounts the stories of her childhood in post-partition India\u2014the influence of the Himalayan forests she roamed; her parents, who saw no difference in the education of boys and girls at a time when this was not the norm; and the Chipko movement, whose women were \u201cthe real custodians of biodiversity-related knowledge.\u201d Throughout, Shiva\u2019s pursuit of a unique intellectual path marrying quantum physics with science, technology, and environmental policy will captivate the reader.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For over four decades Vandana Shiva has vociferously advocated for diversity, indigenous knowledge, localization, and real democracy; she has been at the forefront of seed saving, food sovereignty, and connecting the dots between the destruction of nature, the polarization of societies, and indiscriminate corporate greed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":122997,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1012,1031],"tags":[],"organicbytes":[],"countries":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n