Vandana Shiva of India was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize in 2010 for her work on women's empowerment and environmental protection in developing countries.
Vandana Shiva learned her first lessons in environmental protection in the Himalayas, where she was born in 1952 to a forest conservator father and a farmer mother with a deep love for nature. Recognized for her brave leadership of social justice movements – women's empowerment in developing countries, advocacy for the human rights of small farming communities, and scientific analysis of environmental sustainability.
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