Monocultures of the mind : The 'disappeared' knowledge systems ; The cracks of fragmentation ; The destruction of diversity as 'weeds' ; 'Miracle' trees and 'miracle' seeds ' The green revolution and 'miracle' seeds ; The non-sustainability of monocultures ; Democratizing knowledge
Biodiversity: a third world perspective : 'The crisis of diversity' ; Primary threats to biodiversity ; Effects of biodiversity erosion ; First world bio-imperialism and North-South conflicts ; Limitations of the dominant approaches to biodiversity conservation ; From bio-imperialism to bio-democracy
Biotechnology and the environment : Introduction ; Biotechnology and biohazards ; Biotechnology and chemical hazards ; biotechnology and biodiversity Biotechnology substitutes and economic displacement in the third world ; Biotechnology, privatisation and concentration ; Biotechnology, patents and private property in life forms
The seed and the spinning wheel: technology development and biodiversity conservation : Introduction ; Technology development and sustainability ; Diversity and productivity ; Conservation of the seed and the spinning wheel ; Conclusion
The biodiversity convention: an evaluation from the third world perspective : Appendix: Convention on biological diversity, 5 June 1992.
