https://www.deepecology.net/tags/women-and-environment/Recent content in Women-and-Environment on deep ecologyHugoen-auWed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/profiles/vandana-shiva/Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/profiles/vandana-shiva/<p><img src="https://www.deepecology.net/images/profile_image_vandana_shiva.jpg" alt="Vandana Shiva portrait photograph" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </p> <p>Vandana Shiva (born 1952) is an Indian physicist, environmental activist, and author who advocates for biodiversity, traditional agriculture, and indigenous peoples&rsquo; rights. Her work examines connections between environmental and social justice.</p> <p>Trained as a physicist, Shiva shifted to environmental activism following the Chipko movement in the Himalayas, where women physically protected trees from logging. She founded Navdanya in 1991, an organization promoting organic farming and seed sovereignty that has worked with farmers to preserve indigenous seed varieties and transition from industrial agriculture.</p>