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. |
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... Measures for 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 ...
... measures are required under subparagraph ( c ) above ; and ( e ) Cooperate in providing financial and other support for ex - situ conservation outlined in subparagraphs ( a ) to ( d ) above and in the establishment and maintenance of ex ...
Contents
The Disappeared Knowledge Systems | 9 |
The Destruction of Diversity as Weeds | 22 |
9 | 32 |
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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 |