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  • The Dialectical Agroecologist

    by John Vandermeer, Ivette Perfecto ...
    This book examines contradictions within the fields of food studies and agroecology, from the differences between traditional and scientific knowledge, to habitat fragmentation and connection, monocultures versus diverse farming systems, pest regulation, and the rural/urban dialectic. Building and expanding on the work of Richard Levins and Richard Lewontin, who used the dialectical method in the ... Read more

    $114.79 USD

  • Nature's Matrix

    Linking Agriculture, Biodiversity Conservation and Food Sovereignty

    by Ivette Perfecto, John Vandermeer, Angus Wright ...
    When first published in 2009, Nature’s Matrix set out a radical new approach to the conservation of biodiversity. This new edition pushes the frontier of the biodiversity/agriculture debate further, making an even stronger case for the need to transform agriculture and support small- and medium-scale agroecology and food sovereignty.In the first edition, the authors set out a radical new approach ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Ecological Complexity and Agroecology

    by John Vandermeer, Ivette Perfecto ...
    This text reflects the immense current growth in interest in agroecology and changing approaches to it. While it is acknowledged that the science of ecology should be the basis of agroecological planning, many analysts have out-of-date ideas about contemporary ecology. Ecology has come a long way since the old days of "the balance of nature" and other romantic notions of how ecological systems ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Coffee Agroecology

    A New Approach to Understanding Agricultural Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Development

    by Ivette Perfecto, John Vandermeer ...
    Based on principles of the conservation and optimization of biodiversity and of equity and sustainability, this book focuses on the ecology of the coffee agroecosystem as a model for a sustainable agricultural ecosystem. It draws on the authors' own research conducted over the last twenty years as well as incorporating the vast literature that has been generated on coffee agroecosystems from ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Biodiversity and Human Health

    by Jensa Bell, Bhaswati Bhattacharya, Michael Boyd, Mary Campbell, Eric Chivian, Paul Cox, Gordon Cragg, Andrew P. Dobson, Kate Duffy-Mazan, Robert Engelman, Paul Epstein, Alexandra Fairfield, John Grupenhoff, Dan Janzen, Catherine Laughlin, Tom Mays, Robert McCaleb, Katy Moran, David Newman, Charles Peters, Walter Reid, John Vandermeer, Anthony Artuso, Byron Bailey ...
    The implications of biodiversity loss for the global environment have been widely discussed, but only recently has attention been paid to its direct and serious effects on human health. Biodiversity loss affects the spread of human diseases, causes a loss of medical models, diminishes the supplies of raw materials for drug discovery and biotechnology, and threatens food production and water ... Read more

    $49.69 USD

  • Climate-smart production of coffee

    Improving social and environmental sustainability

    by Dr Juan Carlos Arias-Suarez, Dr Claudia Patricia Flórez-Ramos, Dr João Alberto P. Brando, Dr Luis Fernando Aristizábal-Aristizábal, Dr S. Daivasikamani, Dr A. P. Ranjini, Dr Zachary Hajian-Forooshani, Prof John Vandermeer, Dr Julie Flood, Dr Regina Carneiro, Dr Carlos H. J. Brando, Dr Marcilene F. A. dos Santos, Dr Cesar J. Fanton, Dr Renan B. Queiroz, Dr Laércio Zambolim, Prof Cláudio Pagotto Ronchi, Dr Gabriele Regio, Prof H. A. Jürgen Pohlan, Dr Marc J. J. Janssens, Dr Dennis José Salazar Centeno, Dr Juan Carlos Torrico-Albino, Mr Ruud Bronkhorst, Dr Álvaro Gaitán-Bustamante ...
    Series Book 111 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Unique focus on achieving more resilient, ‘climate-smart’ coffee cultivationDistinctive agroecological approach based on improving cultivation through optimising ecosystem servicesComprehensive coverage of the value chain in coffee cultivation, from breeding to pest management and post-harvest practices ... Read more

    $175.99 USD

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  • Blessed Unrest

    How the Largest Social Movement in History Is Restoring Grace, Justice, and Beauty to the World

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  • Anthropocene

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  • Scientific Review of the Impact of Climate Change on Plant Pests: A Global Challenge to Prevent and Mitigate Plant-Pest Risks in Agriculture, Forestry and Ecosystems

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