Prof. Vandana Shiva is a physicist, ecofeminist, philosopher, activist, and author of more than 20 books and 500 papers. She is the founder of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, and has campaigned for biodiversity, conservation and farmers’ rights, winning the Right Livelihood Award [Alternative Nobel Prize] in 1993. She is executive director […]
Category: Wellness
Indigenous Peoples Lands Guard 80 Per Cent of World’s Biodiversity
In much of the Andes, soil erosion is thought to be one of the most limiting factors in crop production. Soil is vulnerable to erosion where it is exposed to moving water or wind and where conditions of topography or human use decrease the cohesion of the soil. ©IFAD/ Juan I. Cortés ROME, Feb 9 […]
World Lags on Clean Energy Goals
At the current pace in 2030 there will still be one person in ten without electricity. Credit: Bigstock VIENNA, May 14 2017 (IPS) – It may be the 21st century but more than three billion people still use fire for cooking and heating. Of those, one billion people have no access to electricity despite a […]
Educating Children One Radio Wave at a Time
‘Kidnappy’ is one of the fears that Nigerian children shared as part of UNICEF’s Education in Emergencies exercise. Thousands of young girls have been kidnapped and held for year by Boko Haram since the start of the insurgency in 2009. Credit: UNICEF UNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 2017 (IPS) – Nigeria’s conflict has displaced more than […]
Rohingya Refugee Women Bring Stories of Unspeakable Violence
Women and children who escaped the brutal violence in Myanmar wait for aid at a camp in Bangladesh. Credit: Parvez Ahmad/IPS COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Oct 10 2017 (IPS) – Yasmin, 26, holds her 10-day-old baby, who she gave birth to in a crowded refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, a southeastern district bordering Myanmar. Three weeks […]
The Data Revolution Should Not Leave Women and Girls Behind
Jemimah Njuki is an expert on agriculture, food security, and women’s empowerment and works as a senior program specialist with IDRC. She is an Aspen Institute New Voices Fellow. Most African farmers are women. Credit: IPS OTTAWA, Canada, Jan 9 2018 (IPS) – If there is one political principle that has been constant throughout the […]
Solving Japan’s Fertility Crisis
Japan: aging population needs more than short-term solutions. Credit: IPS UNITED NATIONS, Apr 2 2018 (IPS) – While much of the global discussion for decades has been focused on overpopulation and its consequences, less can be said of the risks of low fertility and an ageing population—risks that are currently threatening the future of Japan. […]
Despite Progress, South Asia Faces Daunting Challenges in Water & Sanitation
Vanita Suneja is Regional Advocacy Manager, South Asia, for WaterAid A girl washes her hands and face with soap and water at a water tap, installed with the support of HSBC and WaterAid, in Sylhet District, Bangladesh. Credit: WaterAid/Abir Abdullah NEW DELHI, Jul 16 2018 (IPS) – In 2030, when I would be turning sixty, […]
Rich in Agriculture, Madagascar Suffers from Extreme Malnutrition
Hanitranirina Rarison is an agronomist specializing in food sciences in Fanilon’I Madagasikara. She is also a Girl Guide and actively involved in its nutrition advocacy program. Agronomist and Girls Guide Hanitranirina Rarison is combining all her skills and experiences to help rid Madagascar of malnutrition. ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, Oct 24 2018 (IPS) – As much as […]
Q&A: Leprosy-affected People Live Not at the Bottom, but Outside the Social Pyramid
Takahiro Nanri (left – black jacket), Executive Director of Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation, joins hands with a leprosy survivor (right). Credit: Stella Paul/IPS MANILA, Mar 5 2019 (IPS) – Takahiro Nanri is the Executive Director of Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation which has been supporting the global fight against leprosy for almost five decades. Since 2014, […]