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Arriving in Delhi (or nearly anywhere in India), can be a bit of a cultural hard landing for those not from the country. As my friend and Rights of Nature Reality Tour participant,

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Farmers in three Australian States are seeking public support for a Senate inquiry into the post-commercialisation impacts of existing regulated GM crops – as a Western Australian (WA) farmer who lost much of livelihood due to GM contamination seeks to crowd-source legal costs for his landmark trial.

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On her recent visit to India, PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi detailed how PepsiCo had created two lakh jobs and announced doubling investment in India. In a land rich in indigenous drinks such as panna, nimbu pani, sattu, bel ras, jal jeera and healthy snacks, Pepsi has, in fact, destroyed livelihoods......


The Gandhi, Globalization & Earth Democracy Course of 2013 has come to a close. Participants from 10 different countries for 10 days to get inspired by Gandhi Ji's teachings and actions. We were graced to have Satish Kumar Ji, Venerable Samdhong Rimpoche Ji, Dr. Madhu Suri......


Taking action on Rio+20, we invite you to the " International Conference on Organic & Ecological Agriculture in Mountain Ecosystems" March 5th- 8th, 2014, in Thimphu Bhutan.

Rich in biodiversity and home to nutritious crops, mountain ecosystems are threatened by deforestation, soil degradation as well as erosion, melting and receding of......


Vandana Shiva speaks at a mass convention organised by KMSS on Sunday. Picture by UB Picture

Jorhat, Nov. 11: Pro-earth movement activist Vandana Shiva asked the people of Assam to defend peoples’ rights and preserve their precious resources, freedom and democracy at Dibrugarh University today.

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Freedom” has become a contested term. We refer to people’s freedom to live and earn a livelihood, to have access to vital resources — seed, food, water and land. But “free trade” rules are written by corporations in order to destroy people’s lives and livelihoods, their cultures and democracies by......


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About Navdanya

Navdanya means “nine seeds” (symbolizing protection of biological and cultural diversity) and also the “new gift” (for seed as commons, based on the right to save and share seeds In today’s context of biological and ecological destruction, seed savers are the true givers of seed. This gift or “dana” of Navadhanyas (nine seeds) is the ultimate gift – it is a gift of life, of heritage and continuity. Conserving seed is conserving biodiversity, conserving knowledge of the seed and its utilization, conserving culture, conserving sustainability.

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