In a landmark decision for biodiversity and food sovereignty, Mexico has passed a constitutional reform prohibiting the planting of genetically modified (GMO) corn. The reform of articles 4 and 27 cements Mexico’s position as the center of origin of...
The Vasundhara Festival recently convened farmers, activists, and representatives from India and around the world—including Italy, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, and Australia—to honor biodiversity as the cornerstone of local economies, sustainable food systems, and cultural identity. The festival took...
Download pdf On the occasion of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Navdanya International presents the illustrated booklet Biodiversity is Not for Sale. This publication brings attention to...
Download pdf This factsheet was created with the intention to support: Organizations, researchers, scholars, activists, communities and individuals To learn, share and act on the threat that biodiversity credits pose by understanding the functioning of this financial mechanism and...
By Dr Vandana Shiva Biodiversity weaves the web of life, the infrastructure of life. It is not an object, not a thing, not a number. Biodiversity is life in self-organized complexity, collective agency, and continual evolution. Biodiversity is intrinsically...
On the occasion of World Food Day 2024, Navdanya hosted the Vasundhara Festival at the Navdanya Biodiversity Conservation Farm in Dehradun, India. This celebration of Mother Earth brought together a powerful gathering of women farmers, Indigenous peoples, and small-scale...
On the eve of Biodiversity Day, May 21, 2024, Navdanya International hosted the webinar, Biodiversity is Life: Rights of Nature vs Financialisation of Nature. The webinar was moderated by Ruchi Shroff, International Director of Navdanya International and featured Dr....
Cover Photo credits: Fernanda Estrada González Biodiversity is Life. Biodiversity weaves the web of life. It is not corporate property. It is not a financial asset or commodity of corporations whose greed drives the mass extinction of species and...
Date and time: Tues, 21st May 2024 at 8:30pm IST/ 5 pm CEST/ 11 am EDT Featuring : Dr. Vandana Shiva – Navdanya International Dr. Jessica Hutchings – Papawhakarirtorito Trust, New Zealand Frederic Hache – Green Finance Observatory, Brussels ...
This post is also available in: Spanish Cover photo credits: Valeria Campos Bio-imperialism vs. Bio-diversity Global Context: Seeds and GMOs Seeds are emblematic of the connections between our lives, our food, our health and our freedom. They are...