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Nature's Matrix - Linking Agriculture, Biodiversity Conservation and Food Sovereignty (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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Nature's Matrix - Linking Agriculture, Biodiversity Conservation and Food Sovereignty (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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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 to the conservation of biodiversity. This is based on
the concept of a landscape as a matrix of diverse, small-scale
agricultural ecosystems, providing opportunities to enhance
conservation under the stewardship of local farmers. This contrasts
with the alternative view of industrial-scale farms and large
protected areas which exclude local people. However, since then the
debate around conservation and agriculture has developed
significantly and this is reflected in this updated second edition.
The text is thoroughly revised, including: a reorganization of
chapters with new and timely topics introduced, updates to the
discussion of agroecology and food sovereignty, bringing it in line
with the current debates, greater coverage of the role of
agroecology, in particular agroforestry, as an important component
of climate change adaptation and mitigation, highlighting recent
studies on the role of intensive agriculture in climate change and
loss of biodiversity, and more attention given to the discussion of
land sparing versus land sharing. By integrating the ecological
aspects of agriculture and conservation biology, with a political
and social analysis as well as historical perspective, the book
continues to set a progressive agenda and appeals to a wide range
of students and professionals.
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