“In nature's economy the currency is not money, it is life”. Vandana Shiva, with these words, affirms her most fundamental beliefs on the sacredness of man living in harmony with the natural ecological world. For Shiva it is not the invisible hand of the market that governs, rather the omnipresent realities of the natural world that dictate culture, food systems, economies and human life. Shiva has become a world-renowned spokesperson for global ecofeminism. His scientific, activist and writing initiatives have focused on bringing his principles of earthly democracy and sustainable living to public attention. As the world looks forward to meeting the many challenges of twenty-first century life, Shiva's ideas will prove increasingly relevant. Biodiversity loss, climate change and concerns about access to natural resources are compounding issues of women's rights, cultural imperialism and globalized capitalist economies. In Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace Vandana Shiva outlines the multitude of problems she encounters in the current path of human beings' interaction with each other and with their planet. Shiva offers cautionary warnings in defense of life, nature's currency. Her unique background in science, philosophy and agricultural activism has allowed her to produce a distinctive proposal that is at once a radical, hopeful and ultimately necessary position on transnational interaction, loss of diversity and women's issues. Earth Democracy, while at times idealistic, is a text that provides an overdue alternative to corporate capitalism in the face of modern crises of humanity and nature. Vandana Shiva was born in Dehra Dun in India on November 5, 1952. Her education, childhood and family en...... middle of paper......, 44, 562-570. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016328712000596Mellor, M. (2008). Review essay: Ecofeminism in theory and practice. International Feminist Journal of Politics, 10(2), 257-265. Neefjes, K. (1999, November 9). Oxfam's open letter to Vandana Shiva. (1999, November 9). Retrieved from http://www.sirc.org/news/oxfam_open_letter.htmlVandana, S. (2005). Earth Democracy: justice, sustainability and peace. (1st ed.). Cambridge: South End Press Vandana, S. (2005, December 5). Vandana Shiva: All I need to know I learned in the forest. Yes Magazine, excerpt from http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/what-would-nature-do/vandana-shiva-everything-i-need-to-know-i-learned-in-the-forestWWF, World Wildlife Fund. (2012). How many species are we losing?. Retrieved from http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/biodiversity/biodiversity/