Terra Viva: My Life in a Biodiversity of Movements by Vandana Shiva

A powerful new memoir published to coincide with Vandana Shiva’s 70^th birthday.

Vandana Shiva has been described in many ways: the ‘Gandhi of Grain,’ ‘a rock star’ in the battle against GMOs, and ‘the most powerful voice’ for people of the developing world. For over four decades she has vociferously advocated for diversity, indigenous knowledge, localisation, and real democracy; she has been at the forefront of seed saving, food sovereignty, and connecting the dots between the destruction of nature, the polarization of societies, and indiscriminate corporate greed.

Terra Viva is a celebration of a remarkable life and a clear-eyed assessment of the challenges we face moving forward – including those revealed by the Covid crisis, the privatisation of biotechnology, and the commodification of our biological and natural resources. 

‘All of us who care about the future of Planet Earth must be grateful to Vandana Shiva.’ Jane Goodall, UN Messenger of Peace

‘One of the world’s most prominent radical scientists.’ The Guardian

‘Vandana Shiva is an expert [on the dangers of globalization] whose analysis has helped us understand this situation much more deeply.’ Russell Brand