Vandana Shiva

Vandana Shiva is an Indian environmental activist, author, and scholar known for her advocacy of sustainable agriculture and biodiversity. She has been a prominent figure in the global movement for ecological sustainability and has founded several organizations, including Navdanya, which promotes seed saving and organic farming. Shiva's work emphasizes the importance of protecting indigenous knowledge and practices, and she has been a vocal critic of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and patenting of life forms.