Abstract: The ‘technology and development ‘obsessed world today unleashes destruction, oppression and death. In its race towards globalization, men have come to view nature as a commodity and a source of profit, crushing and trampling the ecosystem. Men conquer, control and oppress – both nature and women. Women and nature are united through their shared history of oppression by a patriarchal Western Society. Dr Vandana Shiva, an Indian eco-feminist claims that women have a special connection to the environment through their daily interactions with it that has been ignored.1 She opines that women in subsistence economies who produce “wealth in partnership with nature have been experts in their own right of holistic and ecological knowledge of nature’s processes”. However she points out that “these alternative modes of knowing, which are oriented to social benefits and sustenance needs are not recognized by the capitalist reductionist paradigm, because it fails to perceive the interconnectedness of nature, or the connection of women’s lives, work and knowledge with the creation of wealth.2 This paper attempts to explore the significance of eco feminism as a world view towards creating a harmonious and violence- free world that not only celebrates the interconnectedness of all forms of life as inherently valuable but also seeks possibilities for empowerment of both women and environment

The world is facing what commentators, ranging from student activist Greta Thunberg to United Nations Secretary General António Guterres, are now calling an environmental emergency or climate crisis. The debates surrounding the environment in anthropology and beyond emphasise that any global processes necessarily emerge through locally embedded complex relationships and bring to the fore the tension at the heart of the anthropological project between the diversity of human experience and the question of alterity in a common world we all inhabit. In this entry I review how all these environmental processes are gendered. Further, the specific questions surrounding a critical rethinking of the nature/ culture divide resonate with crucial problematics in discussions of gender and essentialism, that therefore make joint questions about gender and the environment highly pertinent. Finally, the entry reviews past and current developments in ecofeminism, highlighting areas that are calling for further anthropological collaboration and research.

Women play vital role in the management of natural sources, including soil, water, forests and energy, and often have profound traditional and contemporary knowledge of the natural world around them. Women have different relationship with environment, including different needs, responsibilities and knowledge about natural resources. But women are affected directly by environmental degradation, deforestation, pollution and over population, they become more concerned about environmental problems. Several movements followed by women are Chipko Movement, Green belt Movement, Navdanya Movement and Kenya Land take over. Vandana shiva, Wangari Maathai, Maria Cherkasova and Rachel Carson are famous personalities all over the world. Even in Tamil Nadu, women are saving the environment in and around the society. Eco-Feminism, refers to women's and feministic perspectives on the environment, where the domination and exploitation of women of poorly resourced people and of nature, is at the heart of the eco-feminist movement. In this paper we have discussed about, how the women serve her role to protect our planet.

Should women see a relationship between patriarchal oppression and the destruction of Nature in the name of profit and progress? How can they counter the violence inherent in these processes? Should they look to a link between the women's movement and other social movements? The authors offer an analysis of such issues from a unique North-South perspective. They critique prevailing economic theories, conventional concepts of women's emancipation, the myth of 'catching up' development, the philosophical foundations of modern science and technology, and the omission of ethics when discussing so many questions including advances in reproductive technology. In constructing their own ecofeminist epistemology and methodology, they look at movements advocating consumer liberation, subsistence production and sustainability , and argue for an acceptance of limits and reciprocity and the endless commoditification of needs. A book as relevant today as when it was first published. Vandana Shiva is an Indian environmental activist and anti-globalization author. She has received honors around the world for her work. Maria Mies is a Professor of Sociology in Cologne, Germany, and author of several feminist books. Series: Critique. Influence. Change. Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Zed Books; Second Edition,New Edition,New edition (April 1, 2014) Language: English ISBN-10: 1780325630 ISBN-13: 978-1780325637 This groundbreaking work remains as relevant today as when it was when first published. Two of Zed's best-known authors argue that ecological destruction and industrial catastrophes constitute a direct threat to everyday life, the maintenance of which has been made the particular responsibility of women. In both industrialized societies and the developing countries, the new wars the world is experiencing, violent ethnic chauvinisms and the malfunctioning of the economy also pose urgent questions for ecofeminists. Is there a relationship between patriarchal oppression and the destruction of nature in the name of profit and progress? How can women counter the violence inherent in these processes? Should they look to a link between the women's movement and other social movements? Maria Mies and Vandana Shiva offer a thought-provoking analysis of these and many other issues from a unique North-South perspective. They critique prevailing economic theories, conventional concepts of women's emancipation, the myth of 'catching up' development, the philosophical foundations of modern science and technology, and the omission of ethics when discussing so many questions, including advances in reproductive technology and biotechnology. In constructing their own ecofeminist epistemology and methodology, these two internationally respected feminist environmental activists look to the potential of movements advocating consumer liberation and subsistence production, sustainability and regeneration, and they argue for an acceptance of limits and reciprocity and a rejection of exploitation, the endless commoditization of needs, and violence.

This paper attempts to engender environmental problems mainly by using a theory of ecofeminism that gives voices to the environmentally humiliated and misrecognized, that is, nature and women. First, I would like to juxtapose the major five schools of ecofeminism. Next, with use of the theory of materialist (social and socialist) ecofeminism, I will engender environmental problems and eventually indicate that the men’s sphere has created such problems. The paper concludes that overturning masculinity in the men’s sphere is significant in addressing environmental issues, which leads to giving voices to nature and women, the environmentally humiliated and misrecognized.

Ecological crisis is a phenomenon of nature, and that is happening caused by the injure that suffered by nature. Ecology is a science of nature in which all human kind life. According to Vandana Shiva, the aspect of femininity is suitable to maintain the nature rather that the aspect of masculinity. Because of the femininity consists of careness, compassion, affection, giving, peace, etc. And this concept is called ecofeminism. Ecofeminism discussed about the relation between women and nature that will bring to the overcoming the ecological crisis’ solution. The purpose of this study is to answer three research questions, those are what is Vandana Shiva’s view about ecological crisis, how is the role of femininity as the alternative solution in overcoming the crisis of ecology, and how is Vandana Shiva’s ecofeminism in Islamic perspective. To answer these questions, the researcher uses content analysis toward the concept of ecofeminism that written by Vandana Shiva. The results of t...