On 14 October 2020, at 5pm CEST, Navdanya International will launch its new Global Citizens’ Report “Gates to a Global Empire”, which has brought together contributions from civil society leaders and organizations in cross-sectoral fields and testimonials from civil...
By Claire Robinson – GM Watch, 3 October 2020 | Source New study challenges regulatory assumptions and practices. Report by Claire Robinson Mixtures of pesticide residues commonly found in foods in the EU can have adverse effects on health...
Press Statement by Dr Vandana Shiva, 7 September 2020 Research Foundation for Science Technology and Ecology New GMOs which are gene edited are being rushed to the market on the claim that they are “natural” on the grounds that...
CityVoice, 10 August 2020 | Source On 6 August 2020, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) in collaboration with the African Faith and Justice Network (AFJN), Navdanya International, and the Institute for Research and Promotion of Alternative Development (IRPAD)...
An interview to Josè Esquinas-Alcazar, “father” of the International Treaty for Genetic Resources For centuries peasants have stored, selected, and exchanged seeds by keeping them in an evolutionary relationship with the surrounding environment. This is a heritage of humanity...
By Dr Vandana Shiva World Simplicity Day, 12th July 2020 “Live simply so that others may simply live. Simplicity is the essence of universality”. Mahatma Gandhi 1. Simplicity helps protect the Planet and create Ecological and Economic Justice “The wisdom...
There is a growing number of local authorities, citizens’ committees and independent researchers who are calling for a more environmentally friendly agricultural production model that respects the environment, the health of citizens, the beauty of landscapes and their cultural...
UN Environment Programme, 6 July 2020 | Source COVID-19 is just one example of the rising trend of diseases – from Ebola to MERS to West Nile and Rift Valley fevers – caused by viruses that have jumped from...
Brussels, 30 / 06 / 2020 Please support a global moratorium on the environmental release of gene drive organisms Dear Commissioner Sinkevičius, Dear Commissioner Kyriakides, We, the undersigned civil society organizations, write to you to request that the EU...
In these times of COVID-19 and social justice uprising and climate chaos, the time for system change is now. The fast-growing global movement for Rights of Nature provides opportunities for true system change. Join global movement leaders Dr. Vandana...