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1、HopperLecture-VandanaShivaUnderstandingtheThreatstoBiologicalandCulturalDiversityShiva,VandanaFirstAnnualHopperLecturepresentedattheUniversityofGuelph,September2l,1993.Includesbibliographicalreferences.Thispublicationmaybereproduced,storedInaretrievalsystemortransmittedinanyformforresea
2、rchoreducationalpurposesonly.itmaynotbereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemortransmittedinanyformforcommercialpurposeswithoutthepermissionoftheCentreforInternationalPrograms,UniversityofGuelph.PublishedbyUniversityofGuelph,Guelph,Ontario,CanadaN1G2W1.FOREWORDTheUniversityofGuelphtakesgre
3、atpleasureinpresentingthispublishedversionofthefirstannualHopperLectureinInternationalDevelopment.ThelectureandpublicationaremadepossiblethroughagenerousendowmentfromtheInternationalDevelopmentResearchCentre(IDRC).TheHopperLecturegivesdistinguishedspeakersanopportunitytosharetheirexperi
4、encesandreflectionsininternationaldevelopmentwiththepublic.NamedinhonourofDavidHopper,IDRC'sfirstpresident,thelectureisadministeredbytheUniversityofGuelphandofferedeachyearatGuelphandanotherCanadianuniversity.Thepartnerinstitutionin1993wastheUniversityofManitoba.Theinaugurallecturer,Dr.
5、VandanaShiva,isadistinguishedenvironmentalistandfeministwhochampionsthecauseofgrassrootsparticipationindevelopingcountries.AsdirectoroftheResearchFoundationforScience,TechnologyandNaturalResourcePolicyinDehraDun,India,shehashadconsiderableimpactathomeandinothercountriesoftheSouthandNort
6、h.Herdegreesinscienceandphilosophyhavehelpedtoequipherforhervariedandversatilecareer.Shehasabachelor'sdegreeinphysics,anMAinphilosophyfromtheUniversityofGuelphandaPhDinthephilosophyofsciencefromtheUniversityofWesternOntario.Sheistheauthorof:StayingAlive:EcologyandPoliticsofSurvival;Ecol
7、ogicalAuditofEucalyptusCultivation;TheViolenceoftheGreenRevolution;MonoculturesoftheMind;co~authorofEcofeminismandCultivatingDiversity;andeditorofBiodiversity:SocialandEcologyPerspectives;andClosetoHome:Women,HealthandEcology.J.C.M.Shute,DirectorCentreforInternationalProgramsIN