1. Matrix Matters: An Overview 2. The Ecological Background 3. Ecological Theory and Political Realities 4. Historical Patterns in Agriculture 5. Alternatives to the Industrial Model 6. The Broad Social Context – Theoretical Considerations 7. The Broad Social Context – Practice 8. Coffee Production and Biodiversity Conservation 9. Cacao and Biodiversity: The Historical Development of a Biodiversity Landscape 10. The Production of Food and the Biodiversity Connection 11. The New Paradigm References
Ivette Perfecto is George W. Pack Professor of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, USA.
John Vandermeer is Asa Gray Distinguished University Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, USA.
Angus Wright is Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies, California State University, USA.
"This is best and clearest treatment available that explains
biodiversity conservation, agriculture, landscapes, agroecology and
movement politics. And it does so in an easy to read and easy to
understand style. A must read!" - Peter Rosset, Professor of
Agroecology, ECOSUR, Mexico"As today’s threats of catastrophic
biodiversity loss and increased human suffering mount, we have seen
ever more proposals in scientific literature and popular media
seeking to superficially solve these problems. In contrast,
Perfecto, Vandermeer, and Wright follow in the footsteps of all
great revolutionary thinkers by asking us to confront these
problems’ deepest roots in all their complexity. This second
edition of their classic work therefore does one better than the
old saw, 'Those who do not learn history are destined to repeat
it.' Nature’s Matrix shows us as well that those who do not
understand agroecology and food sovereignty are destined to
recreate injustices against both people and nature. Luckily,
Nature’s Matrix shows us that, by taking allyship with social
movements seriously, we can move the arc of history towards justice
and sustainability for all of earth's inhabitants." - M. Jahi
Chappell, Centre for Agroecology, Water & Resilience, Coventry
University, UK"Nature’s Matrix delves deep into the ecological,
social, and political factors that drive biodiversity conservation
in the tropics. The authors use both theory and case studies to
successfully argue for the integration of agroecology, landscape
ecology, and social justice for peasant farmers as necessary
components for meeting conservation goals." - Stacy Philpott,
University of California, Santa Cruz, USA"This powerfully written
and accessible book is a must-read for anyone concerned with the
future of our global food system and its capacity to support both
food sovereignty and biodiversity. This new edition provides
critical evidence that landscapes that support an agricultural
matrix based on principles of social and ecological justice are the
only way to sustainably feed the future." - Hannah Wittman,
Professor and Director, Centre for Sustainable Food Systems,
University of British Columbia, Canada Praise for the first
edition"This well written book is informed by sophisticated
ecological theory applied to the complexities of modern tropical
development in a dazzling critique of conventional thinking." –
Susanna Hecht, Professor of Urban Planning at the University of
California, Berkeley, USA and author of Fate of the Forest."Greens
of every stripe – agro-ecologists, conservationists, regional
planners – recognize the need for ecologically farmed areas, an
empowered farm population, preserved areas in any sustainable, just
and productive mosaic landscape. We all advocate this integration.
This book does it." – Richard Levins, Professor of Population
Sciences at Harvard University, USA and author of The Dialectical
Biologist and Biology Under the Influence."As the authors
demonstrate in this ground-breaking book, traditional
agroecosystems not only offer promising models for other areas as
they promote biodiversity, thrive without agrochemicals, and
sustain year-round yields but are key for food sovereignty and the
conservation of millions of wild species as they promote high
quality matrices." – Miguel Altieri, Professor at the University of
California, Berkeley, USA and author of Agroecology: The Science of
Sustainable Agriculture.
"This is the best and clearest treatment available that explains
biodiversity conservation, agriculture, landscapes, agroecology and
movement politics. And it does so in an easy to read and easy to
understand style. A must read!" - Peter Rosset, Professor of
Agroecology, ECOSUR, Mexico"As today’s threats of catastrophic
biodiversity loss and increased human suffering mount, we have seen
ever-more proposals in scientific literature and popular media
seeking to superficially solve these problems. In contrast,
Perfecto, Vandermeer, and Wright follow in the footsteps of all
great revolutionary thinkers by asking us to confront these
problems’ deepest roots in all their complexity. This second
edition of their classic work therefore does one better than the
old saw, 'Those who do not learn history are destined to repeat
it.' Nature’s Matrix shows us as well that those who do not
understand agroecology and food sovereignty are destined to
recreate injustices against both people and nature. Luckily,
Nature’s Matrix shows us that, by taking allyship with social
movements seriously, we can move the arc of history towards justice
and sustainability for all of earth's inhabitants." - M. Jahi
Chappell, Centre for Agroecology, Water & Resilience, Coventry
University, UK"Nature’s Matrix delves deep into the ecological,
social, and political factors that drive biodiversity conservation
in the tropics. The authors use both theory and case studies to
successfully argue for the integration of agroecology, landscape
ecology, and social justice for peasant farmers as necessary
components for meeting conservation goals." - Stacy Philpott,
University of California, Santa Cruz, USA"This powerfully written
and accessible book is a must-read for anyone concerned with the
future of our global food system and its capacity to support both
food sovereignty and biodiversity. This new edition provides
critical evidence that landscapes that support an agricultural
matrix based on principles of social and ecological justice are the
only way to sustainably feed the future." - Hannah Wittman,
Professor and Director, Centre for Sustainable Food Systems,
University of British Columbia, Canada Praise for the first
edition"This well written book is informed by sophisticated
ecological theory applied to the complexities of modern tropical
development in a dazzling critique of conventional thinking." –
Susanna Hecht, Professor of Urban Planning at the University of
California, Berkeley, USA, and author of Fate of the Forest."Greens
of every stripe – agro-ecologists, conservationists, regional
planners – recognize the need for ecologically farmed areas, an
empowered farm population, preserved areas in any sustainable, just
and productive mosaic landscape. We all advocate this integration.
This book does it." – Richard Levins, Professor of Population
Sciences at Harvard University, USA, and author of The Dialectical
Biologist and Biology Under the Influence."As the authors
demonstrate in this ground-breaking book, traditional
agroecosystems not only offer promising models for other areas as
they promote biodiversity, thrive without agrochemicals, and
sustain year-round yields but are key for food sovereignty and the
conservation of millions of wild species as they promote high
quality matrices." – Miguel Altieri, Professor at the University of
California, Berkeley, USA, and author of Agroecology: The Science
of Sustainable Agriculture.
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