The UN system accounts or you can system of accounting was created, which basically says if you produce what you consume, you don't produce. So sustainable production with sustained consumption was turned into zero. And that's why the growth indicator only counted extractivism,. But every bit of extractivism is a disruption of a social system or of an ecological system. Worse, this extraction has huge amounts of pollution and externalities.
Today, ecology activist and regenerative agriculture advocate Vandana Shiva joins me to discuss how her lifetime of work has shaped the way she sees the world. From chaining herself to trees to winning against powerful agriculture giants like Monsanto, Vandana shares the many lessons she’s learned in fighting for food systems that are better for the Earth and better for humans. Can we shift away from fossil input intensive agriculture that produces commodities lacking in full nutrients towards one with more labor, more community and more nutritious food?
About Vandana Shiva:
Vandana Shiva is a well known activist, author of many books, and is a global champion on regenerative local agriculture, biodiversity and nutritious food. She has a PhD in physics and 40 years ago founded the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, an independent research institute that works on the most significant ecological problems of our times.
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