Vandana Shiva: An Icon of Environmental Sustainability

Authors: Kaur L*

DOI: 10.23880/jenr-16000323

Volume 7, Issue 1

Abstract

Vandana Shiva is a well-known environmental activist and philosopher. She started her green journey with ‘Chipko Movement’. She is the founding director of ‘Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology’. She formed ‘Navdanya’ to protect the native seeds sideways promoted biodiversity conservation, organic farming and intellectual property rights. She also put efforts on ecofeminism approach, indigenous people and human sustainability. The article comprises a brief introduction of Vandana Shiva, her personality and her contribution towards the Indian society, culture, nation, and environment at large.

Keywords: Vandana Shiva; Environment; Biodiversity; Conservation; Sustainability

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