Nature's Matrix Linking Agriculture, Conservation and Food Sovereignty

Name: Nature's Matrix Linking Agriculture, Conservation and Food Sovereignty
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ISBN: 9781844077823

ISBN-10: 1844077829

ISBN-13: 9781844077823

Edition: 2010

Authors: Ivette Perfecto, John Vandermeer, Angus Wright

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The subject of Natureâ€™s Matrix is conservation of biodiversity, but it differs from other books by proposing a radically new approach based on recent advances in the science of ecology plus certain political realities. The analysis is based on the linking of three key political issues that are intimately related, yet often treated in isolation. The first is the crisis of biodiversity loss, universally acknowledged as a major contemporary problem. The second has to do with food and agriculture, a crisis issue for the past two decades. The third is the political unrest in rural areas, engendered most recently by a collapse in rural product markets, resulting in massive rural-urban and…

Book details

List price: $60.10
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 9/20/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

ANGUS WRIGHT is Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies at California State University, Sacramento.



List of figures and boxes


Preface


Acknowledgements


List of abbreviations



Matrix Matters: An Overview


The Birds of New York and the Coffee of Mesoamerica


The Argument


Towards a New Paradigm


Notes



The Ecological Argument


The Fundamental Patterns of Biodiversity


Why the Biodiversity Patterns Matter


The Ecological Background to Biodiversity Studies


Ecological Theory and Political Realities


Notes



The Agricultural Matrix


The Development of Agriculture


The Industrial Model


The Alternative Movement


Natural Systems Agriculture


Biodiversity as it Relates to Agro-ecology


Notes



The Broad Social Context for Understanding Biodiversity, Conservation and Agriculture


The Importance of the Deep Historical Context


Difficult Socio-political Issues in Practical Conservation Work


Sources of Systematic Bias in Conservation Practice


The Brazilian Amazon: A Case Study in Conservation, Livelihood and Social Movements


The Dependency Trap in Biodiversity Conservation


Grass Roots Social Movements


Notes



Coffee, Cacao and Food Crops: Case Studies of Agriculture and Biodiversity


Coffee and the Technical Side of Biodiversity


Cacao and Biodiversity: The Historical Development of a Biodiversity Landscape


The Production of Food and the Biodiversity Connection


Agricultural Potential in the Matrix


Notes



The New Paradigm


Recapping the Ecological Argument


Recapping the Agricultural Argument


Recapping the Social Movement Argument


Putting the Three Arguments Together


Notes


References


Index