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....
By Dr Vandana Shiva Over the past few decades, GMO crops have been imposed in countries around the world, touted as a solution to food insecurity and malnutrition crises. However, hunger, disease and malnutrition have increased, while biodiversity has...
Register at: earthuniversity@navdanya.net Check this page for more details on programmes, courses, internship opportunities, visitors guide, application forms. Learn more about the Earth University Upcoming courses, events, journeys – Mango Festival 2024 – Amarpali Event of Navdanya 7th July...
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...
This post is also available in: Spanish Cover Photo credits: Fernanda Estrada González From March 12-16, 2024, Navdanya International (NI) was in Mexico City with several Latin American organizations, in collaboration with movements in Mexico. In the wake of...
Press Release Vandana Shiva joins the Campaña Nacional Sin Maíz No Hay País (National Campaign ‘Without Maize There Is No Country’) to defend native maize against the threats of genetically manipulated organisms (GMOs). She considers Mexico’s decision to restrict...
Photos and videos of the events here Defending Biodiversity, Strengthening Seed Freedom – Resisting GMOs, Seed and Food Imperialism – Over the last few decades, GMO crops have been imposed in countries all over the world, advertised as a...
Naturaleza De Derechos, 1st February 2024 | Source Ecofeminist leader Vandana Shiva, from her garden in India, supports the rejection of the privatisation of seeds in Argentina, which implies the approval of the UPOV 91 Convention through the omnibus...