Have we forgotten what life is? Known as the “Gandhi of grain”, Dr Vandana Shiva is a one-woman environmentalist movement who has written over 20 books and won some of the world’s most prestigious awards.
The warrior battling to save Earth
Seeds of hope: Vandana Shiva (above) argues that dead carbon is the source of the obscene wealth derived from colonialism while living carbon regenerates the life cycle and is in the hands of those who respect ecology. Glossary
Imperceptible - Too slight or gradual to be perceived.
Embryo - A fertilised egg that is developing into a foetus.
Dormant - The word comes from the Latin word for sleep.
Chipko movement - A protest against deforestation in India in the 1970s, where people hugged trees in a bid to protect them from loggers.
Monoculture - The cultivation of a single crop across one area.
Biodiversity - Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life you'll find in one area — the variety of animals, plants, fungi, and even microorganisms like bacteria that make up our natural world. Each of these species and organisms work together in ecosystems, like an intricate web, to maintain balance and support life.
Equilibrium - A state of balance between opposing forces.