{"id":173114,"date":"2020-11-23T12:00:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=173114"},"modified":"2020-11-18T06:10:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T06:10:58","slug":"gates-to-a-global-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2020\/11\/gates-to-a-global-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"Gates to a Global Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><em>over Seed, Food, Health, Knowledge<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2026and the Earth<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>16 Nov 2020 &#8211;<\/em>The report gathers evidence and throws light on the dangers of philanthrocapitalism, which is boosting the corporate takeover of our seed, agriculture, food, knowledge and global health systems, manipulating information and eroding our democracies.\u00a0 Over the last 30 years it has emerged as a major force, able to derail the international agenda and push our future and the future of our planet towards extinction and ecological collapse.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"long-description\">\n<p>Throughout the \u00a0 report, we see how the patterns of technocratic solutionism, powered by an unholy alliance between big-capital, science and technology institutions and states, are embodied by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and\u00a0 put into accelerated action through philanthropic development. Through its various initiatives, sub-organizations, development schemes and funding mechanisms, the Gates weave an intricate web of wide-ranging power and influence, obscured through all its separate strands. The report addresses a large part of this web of power. A power which deliberately ignores the past failures of the very technologies they wish to push, and which disregards any potential problem their initiatives might yield, power focused primarily on profit and market expansion.<\/p>\n<p>This democratic emergency is analysed in detail by leading experts and civil society movements\u2019 leaders, such as Vandana Shiva, Farida Akhter, Jos\u00e9 Esquinas Alc\u00e0zar, Nicoletta Dentico, Fernando Cabaleiro, Seth Itzkan, Dru Jay, Satish Kumar, Jonathan Latham, Aid\u00e9 Jim\u00e9nez-Mart\u00ednez, Chito Medina, Zahra Moloo, Silvia Ribeiro, Adelita San Vicente, Ali Tapsoba, Jim Thomas, Timothy A. Wise. The report counts on the participation of international organisations and national movements, such as ETC Group, Community Alliance for Global Justice\/AGRA Watch, Soil4Climate, Bioscience Resource, GM Watch, Naturaleza de Derechos \u2013 Argentina, Masipag \u2013 Philippines, Terre \u00e0 Vie \u2013 Burkina Faso, UBINIG \u2013 Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hpuUygATOBQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GATES-TO-A-GLOBAL-EMPIRE-REPORT-SYNTHESIS-13.10.2020-3.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Download the Report Synthesis<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/?p=18469\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Online version<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/?p=18579\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Fran\u00e7ais: Synth\u00e8se du Rapport : \u201cGates to a Global Empire\u201d \u2013 Aux Portes d\u2019un Empire Mondial<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/?p=18479\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Portugu\u00eas: S\u00edntese do Relat\u00f3rio: \u201cGates to a Global Empire\u201d \u2013 Port\u00f5es para um Imp\u00e9rio Global<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>The Report Synthesis will soon be available in Spanish and Italian.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Browse\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/COVER-CREDITS-AND-TABLE-OF-CONTENTS-1.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COVER AND CREDITS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/INTRODUCTION-BG-REPORT.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ESTABLISHING-A-GLOBAL-EMPIRE-OVER-LIFE.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESTABLISHING A GLOBAL EMPIRE OVER LIFE, THROUGH MONOCULTURES, PATENTS AND MONOPOLIES, BY RUPTURING A WORLD OF DIVERSITY, SELF ORGANIZATION AND FREEDOM<\/a> \u2013 Vandana Shiva<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SECTION-1-SEED-BG-REPORT.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SECTION 1 \u2013 <\/strong><strong>ONE EMPIRE OVER SEED, BIODIVERSITY, AND KNOWLEDGE<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\u2013<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CONTROL-OVER-THE-WORLD\u2019S-SEED-BANKS.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ONE EMPIRE OVER SEED: CONTROL OVER THE WORLD\u2019S SEED BANKS<\/a>\u00a0 \u2013 Vandana Shiva<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CORPORATE-HIJACK-OF-RICE-SCIENCE.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BMG FOUNDATION AND IRRI: CORPORATE HIJACK OF RICE SCIENCE<\/a> \u2013 Chito P. Medina<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/NEW-GENE-EDITING-GMO-TECHNOLOGIES.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OWNING SEEDS THROUGH PATENTS AND NEW GENE EDITING GMO TECHNOLOGIES<\/a> \u2013\u00a0 Vandana Shiva<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GENE-EDITING-UNEXPECTED-OUTCOMES-AND-RISKS.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GENE EDITING: UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND RISKS<\/a> \u2013 GM Watch, <em>Technical advisor: Dr Michael Antoniou<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SECTION-2-BIOPIRACY-BG-REPORT.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SECTION 2 \u2013 <\/strong><strong>BIOPIRACY \u2013 THE PLUNDER OF BIODIVERSITY AND KNOWLEDGE<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\u2013<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DIGITAL-BIOPIRACY-1.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>DIGITAL BIOPIRACY TO UNDERMINE INTERNATIONAL TREATIES THAT PROTECT BIODIVERSITY AND PREVENT BIOPIRACY<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/A-TREATY-TO-PROTECT-OUR-AGRICULTURAL-BIODIVERSITY.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A TREATY TO PROTECT OUR AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY<\/a> \u2013 Jos\u00e8 Esquinas-Alcazar<u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BEYOND-GREEN-GOLD.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BEYOND GREEN GOLD: MEGADIVERSE COUNTRIES AS PROVIDERS OF GENETIC RESOURCES AND DIGITAL SEQUENCE INFORMATION<\/a> \u2013 Aid\u00e9 Jim\u00e9nez-Mart\u00ednez and Adelita San Vicente Tello<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>PIRACY THROUGH PATENTS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BIOPIRACY-OF-CLIMATE-RESILIENT-SEEDS.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BIOPIRACY OF CLIMATE RESILIENT SEEDS<\/a> \u2013 Navdanya<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BANANA-BIOPIRACY-THROUGH-GMO-BANANA.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BANANA BIOPIRACY THROUGH GMO BANANA<\/a> \u2013 Vandana Shiva<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CAMPAIGN-\u2018NO-GMO-BANANA\u2019.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CAMPAIGN \u2013 \u2018NO GMO BANANA\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Navdanya<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AN-OPEN-LETTER-TO-QUT\u2019S-DR-JAMES-DALE.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AN OPEN LETTER TO QUT\u2019S DR JAMES DALE, THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION AND THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY<\/a> \u2013 Mantasa<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SECTION-3-AGRICULTURE-BG-REPORT.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SECTION 3 \u2013 <\/strong><strong>ONE EMPIRE OVER AGRICULTURE<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\u2013<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independentsciencenews.org\/commentaries\/gates-ag-one-the-recolonisation-of-agriculture\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GATES AG-ONE AND THE RECOLONISATION OF AGRICULTURE<\/a> \u2013 Navdanya<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GATES-AG-ONE-IN-ARGENTINA.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GATES AG ONE IN ARGENTINA<\/a> \u2013 Fernando Cabaleiro<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>COLONISING AGRICULTURE THROUGH THE FAILED GREEN REVOLUTION<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/THE-DYSTOPIA-OF-THE-GREEN-REVOLUTION-IN-AFRICA.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BILL &amp; MELINDA GATES: THE DYSTOPIA OF THE GREEN REVOLUTION IN AFRICA<\/a> \u2013 Nicoletta Dentico<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/FAILS-AFRICA\u2019S-FARMERS.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GATES FOUNDATION\u2019S GREEN REVOLUTION FAILS AFRICA\u2019S FARMERS<\/a> \u2013 Timothy A. Wise<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SEEDS-OF-SSURVEILLANCE-CAPITALISM.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SEEDS OF SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM: THE THIRD \u201cGREEN REVOLUTION\u201d<\/a> \u2013 Navdanya<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SECTION-4-FOOD-AND-GMOS-BG-REPORT-1.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SECTION 4 \u2013 <\/strong><strong>ONE EMPIRE OVER FOOD: FORCE-FEEDING US GMOs AND FAKE FOOD<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\u2013<br \/>\n<strong><em>PROMOTING FAILED GMOS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/THE-GOLDEN-RICE-HOAX.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">THE GOLDEN RICE HOAX<\/a> \u2013 Vandana Shiva<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WHY-WE-OPPOSE-GOLDEN-RICE.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WHY WE OPPOSE GOLDEN RICE<\/a> \u2013 Stop Golden Rice Network<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/INDIA-MORATORIUM-OON-BT-BRINJAL.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">INDIAN MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT HEEDS PUBLIC CALL FOR A MORATORIUM ON BT BRINJAL<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ALLIANCE-FOR-CROOKED-SCIENCE-CORPORATE-LIES.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BT BRINJAL: ALLIANCE FOR CROOKED SCIENCE &amp; CORPORATE LIES<\/a> \u2013 Farida Akhter<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>FAKE FOOD<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/LAB-MADE-BREAST-MILK-AND-LAB-MADE-MEAT.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LAB MADE BREAST MILK AND LAB MADE MEAT<\/a> \u2013 Vandana Shiva<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SOFTWARE-TO-SWALLOW.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SOFTWARE TO SWALLOW: IMPOSSIBLE FOODS SHOULD BE CALLED IMPOSSIBLE PATENTS<\/a> \u2013 Seth Itzkan<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SECTION-5-MEDIA-HEALTH-EDUCATION-BG-REPORT.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SECTION 5 \u2013 <\/strong><strong>ONE EMPIRE OVER MEDIA, HEALTH AND EDUCATION<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\u2013<br \/>\n<strong><em>MEDIA AND LOBBY EMPIRE<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/THE-POWER-OF-PROPAGANDA.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">THE POWER OF PROPAGANDA AND THE LANGUAGE OF PERSUASION<\/a> \u2013 Nicoletta Dentico<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MESSENGERS-OF-GATES\u2019-AGENDA.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MESSENGERS OF GATES\u2019 AGENDA: HOW THE CORNELL ALLIANCE SPREADS DISINFORMATION AND DISCREDITS AGROECOLOGY<\/a> \u2013 Community Alliance for Global Justice \/ AGRA Watch<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>COLONISING EDUCATION<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DIGITAL-DICTATORS.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DIGITAL DICTATORS<\/a> \u2013 Satish Kumar<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/PEDAGOGY-OF-FFREEDOM.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PEDAGOGY OF FREEDOM<\/a> \u2013 Satish Kumar<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>COLONISING GLOBAL HEALTH<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/THE-PHILANTHROPIC-MONOPOLY-OF-BMGF.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">THE PHILANTHROPIC MONOPOLY OF BILL &amp; MELINDA GATES<\/a> \u2013 Nicoletta Dentico<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SECTION-6-GEOENGINEERING-GENE-DRIVES-BG-REPORT.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SECTION 6 \u2013 <\/strong><strong>ONE EMPIRE OVER THE EARTH: AMPLIFYING CLIMATE CHANGE, <\/strong><strong>ACCELERATING THE SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\u2013<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/etcgroup.org\/content\/sugar-daddy-geoengineering\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">THE SUGAR DADDY OF GEOENGINEERING: BILL GATES\u2019 FOSSIL FUEL INTERESTS AND FUNDING FOR GLOBAL CLIMATE ENGINEERING<\/a> \u2013 Dru Jay and Silvia Ribeiro, ETC Group<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etcgroup.org\/content\/driven-extinction\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DRIVEN TO EXTERMINATE: HOW BILL GATES BROUGHT GENE DRIVE EXTINCTION TECHNOLOGY INTO THE WORLD<\/a> \u2013 Zahra Moloo and Jim Thomas, ETC Group.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SCIENTIFIC-TERRORISM-IN-BURKINA-FASO.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SCIENTIFIC TERRORISM IN BURKINA FASO<\/a> \u2013 Tapsoba Ali De Goamma<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GLOBAL-RESISTANCE-TO-GENETIC-EXTINCTION-TECHNOLOGY.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GLOBAL RESISTANCE TO GENETIC EXTINCTION TECHNOLOGY<\/a> \u2013\u00a0 Navdanya<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GATES-FOUNDATION-HIRED-PR-FIRM.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GATES FOUNDATION HIRED PR FIRM TO MANIPULATE UN OVER GENE DRIVES<\/a> \u2013 Jonathan Latham<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BIODIVERSITY-GMOS-GENE-DRIVES-OF-THE-MILITARISED-MIND.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BIODIVERSITY, GMOS, &amp; GENE DRIVES OF THE MILITARISED MIND<\/a> \u2013 Vandana Shiva<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/CONCLUSION-AND-FINAL-CREDITS-BG-REPORT-1.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CONCLUSION<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GAIAA-SPEAKS.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GAIA SPEAKS\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GATES-TO-A-GLOBAL-EMPIRE-FULL-REPORT-13.10.2020-4.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Download the Full Report<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Also read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" title=\"\u201cThe Philanthro-capitalist empire of Bill Gates\u201d \u2014 Navdanya international\" src=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/the-philanthro-capitalist-empire-of-bill-gates\/embed\/#?secret=3itYq8Op2g\" width=\"600\" height=\"485\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" data-secret=\"3itYq8Op2g\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" title=\"\u201cIs philanthro-capitalism endangering sustainable development?\u201d \u2014 Navdanya international\" src=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/is-philanthro-capitalism-endangering-sustainable-development\/embed\/#?secret=1uW3gSLNJ2\" width=\"600\" height=\"513\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" data-secret=\"1uW3gSLNJ2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" title=\"\u201cPresentation of Navdanya International new Report \u2018Gates to a Global Empire\u2019 and the dangers of Philantro-capitalism\u201d \u2014 Navdanya international\" src=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/presentation-of-navdanya-international-new-report-gates-to-a-global-empire\/embed\/#?secret=4hc4g5RsKs\" width=\"600\" height=\"542\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" data-secret=\"4hc4g5RsKs\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" title=\"\u201cBill Gates\u2019 Philanthro-capitalist Empire Puts the Future of our Planet at Stake\u201d \u2014 Navdanya international\" src=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/bill-gates-philanthro-capitalist-empire-puts-the-future-of-our-planet-at-stake\/embed\/#?secret=3y2PQYG40j\" width=\"600\" height=\"513\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" data-secret=\"3y2PQYG40j\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" title=\"\u201cCall to Action 2020 \u2013 Satyagraha for Life and Freedom\u201d \u2014 Navdanya international\" src=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/cause\/call-to-action-2020\/embed\/#?secret=U6bSEzSTOv\" width=\"600\" height=\"485\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" data-secret=\"U6bSEzSTOv\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"download_file_single fleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GATES-TO-A-GLOBAL-EMPIRE-FULL-REPORT-13.10.2020-4.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8230;<\/a><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GATES-TO-A-GLOBAL-EMPIRE-FULL-REPORT-13.10.2020-4.pdf\" class=\"buttons-download fright\" title=\"Download\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Download<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\">__________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/logo_navdanya-vandana-shiva-e1572937300669.png\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-146963\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/logo_navdanya-vandana-shiva-e1572937300669.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"58\" \/><\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/navdanya.org\/\" >Navdanya<\/a><\/strong><em> and the Navdanya movement were created by Dr. Vandana Shiva 30 years ago in India to defend <strong>Seed and Food sovereignty<\/strong> and small farmers around the world. Navdanya pioneered the\u00a0movement of <strong>seed saving and seed freedom<\/strong>, which began in response to\u00a0the crisis of erosion of agricultural\u00a0biodiversity and introduction of GMOs and patents on seeds through intellectual property rights (IPRs) and so-called \u2018free trade\u2019 agreements. It has long fought against biopiracy, the patenting of indigenous knowledge by self-interested multinational corporations and won cases related to Neem, basmati rice and wheat in India. Navdanya promotes a new agricultural and economic paradigm, a culture of food for health, where ecological responsibility and economic justice replace the present greed, consumerism and competition which have become dominant in society. It aims at regaining the common good as a foundation for a renewed sense of community, solidarity and culture of peace. We strive to achieve these goals through the <strong>conservation, renewal and rejuvenation<\/strong> of the gifts of biodiversity we have received from nature and our ancestors, and to defend these gifts as commons. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navdanyainternational.it\/en\/about-us-navdanya-international\" >More\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/navdanyainternational.org\/publications\/gates-to-a-global-empire\/\" >Go to Original &#8211; navdanyainternational.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over Seed, Food, Health, Knowledge \u2026and the Earth -The report gathers evidence and throws light on the dangers of philanthrocapitalism, which is boosting the corporate takeover of our seed, agriculture, food, knowledge and global health systems, manipulating information and eroding our democracies.  Over the last 30 years it has emerged as a major force, able to derail the international agenda and push our future and the future of our planet towards extinction and ecological collapse. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":146963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[242],"tags":[229,842,952,1121,232,120,519,354,849,401,248,932,1055,931,759,929,1200,1621,1122,1455,985,380,1120],"class_list":["post-173114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exposures","tag-activism","tag-agri-food","tag-agriculture","tag-biodiversity","tag-capitalism","tag-conflict","tag-ecology","tag-economics","tag-ecosystem","tag-environment","tag-farming","tag-genetic-engineering","tag-genetic-manipulation","tag-gmo","tag-india","tag-monsanto","tag-natures-rights","tag-navdanya-international","tag-organic-food","tag-seeds","tag-social-justice","tag-solutions","tag-vandana-shiva"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}