Monocultures of the Mind: Perspectives on Biodiversity and BiotechnologyBloomsbury Academic, 1993 - 184 pages Vandana Shiva has established herself as a leading independent thinker and voice for the South in that critically important nexus where questions of development strategy, the environment and the posititon of women in society coincide. In this new volume, she brings together her thinking on the protection of biodiversity, the implications of biotechnology, and the consequences for agriculture of the global pre-eminence of Western-style scientific knowledge. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 43
... conservation of species diversity . Biodiversity cannot be conserved unless production itself is based on a policy of preserving diversity . Exclusive dependence on economic value as the reason for conservation is the wrong place to ...
... conservation of biological diversity and the sustainable use of its components , Recognizing also the vital role that women play in the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and affirming the need for the full partici ...
... Conservation and Sustainable Use Each Contracting Party shall , in accordance with its particular conditions and capabilities : ( a ) Develop national strategies , plans or programmes for the conservation and sustainable use of ...
Contents
The Disappeared Knowledge Systems | 9 |
The Destruction of Diversity as Weeds | 22 |
9 | 32 |
Copyright | |
15 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Monocultures of the Mind: Perspectives on Biodiversity and Biotechnology Vandana Shiva Limited preview - 1993 |
Monocultures of the Mind: Perspectives on Biodiversity and Biotechnology Vandana Shiva No preview available - 2011 |