Ivette Perfecto

Biographic Data

ID	89361
NAME	Ivette Perfecto
GIVEN NAMES	Ivette
FAMILY NAME	Perfecto
SIGNATURE	PERFECTO I
AFFILIATIONS	University of Michigan
ORCID	0000-0003-1749-7191
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	20
TOTAL CITATIONS	40
AUTHOR COUNT	20
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	1992
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2024
H-INDEX	3

Tailored policies for perennial woody crops are crucial to advance sustainable development
Open AccessCarlos Martínez‐Núñez, Elena Velado-Alonso et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2024References: 8
Looking beyond land-use and land-cover change: Zoonoses emerge in the agricultural matrix
Open AccessIvette Perfecto, Luis F Chaves et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2023
Invasion Adaptation: A Socio-ecological Assessment of Cherry Growers’ Adaptation Potential to Spotted Wing Drosophila
Open AccessHagan Capnerhurst, Alexandra Paige Fischer et al.ARTICLEHuman Ecology2022
Guardians of the Forests: How Should an Indigenous Community in Eastern Bolivia Defend Their Land and Forests under Increasing Political and Economic Pressures
Yifan He, Juan Pablo Baldiviezo et al.ARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2019
Many indigenous communities across Latin America depend on forests for livelihood. In eastern Bolivia, indigenous communities face increasing challenges in forest management due to insecure land tenure, lack of capacity, and state policies that favor extractivism and export-oriented agriculture. This case study examines the dilemma of forest management in the Guarayos Indigenous Territory, with a particular focus on the influence of conflictive p…
Development pathways toward “zero hunger”
Open AccessJennifer Blesh, Lesli Hoey et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2019Cited by: 10References: 17
Coffee Landscapes Shaping the Anthropocene: Forced Simplification on a Complex Agroecological Landscape
Ivette Perfecto, M Estelí Jiménez-Soto et al.ARTICLECurrent Anthropology2019Cited by: 19References: 52
Coffee was introduced to Mexico in the late eighteenth century, but it was not until the late nineteenth century that wealthy European immigrants purchased "unregistered" land and invested in coffee cultivation. Displaced farmers, mostly indigenous, returned to the region as plantation workers and learned how to cultivate coffee. After the Mexican Revolution and when land reform reached the southern states, small farmers began cultivating coffee.…
The Azteca Chess experience: Learning How to Share Concepts of Ecological Complexity With Small Coffee Farmers
Open AccessLuís García-Barrios, Juana Cruz-Morales et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2017Cited by: 2
García-Barrios, L., J. Cruz-Morales, J. Vandermeer, and I. Perfecto. 2017. The Azteca Chess experience: learning how to share concepts of ecological complexity with small coffee farmers. Ecology and Society 22(2):37. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09184-220237
Global food security, biodiversity conservation and the future of agricultural intensification
Open AccessTeja Tscharntke, Yann Clough et al.ARTICLEBiological Conservation2012
Syndromes of Production in Agriculture: Prospects for Social-Ecological Regime Change
Open AccessJohn Vandermeer, John H Vandermeer et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2012Cited by: 1
Agricultural syndromes of production can be recognized in both historical and contemporary times. Recent literature in ecology focuses on alternative ecological states and the tipping points that may separate them, suggesting a point of view that "regime" changes will happen at those points. In agricultural ecosystems the idea of a regime is equivalent to a syndrome of production and there is no reason not to expect that regime switches will occu…
Multifunctional shade-tree management in tropical agroforestry landscapes - a review: Multifunctional shade-tree management
Open AccessTeja Tscharntke, Yann Clough et al.ARTICLEJournal of Applied Ecology2011
1. Agricultural intensification reduces ecological resilience of land-use systems, whereas paradoxically, environmental change and climate extremes require a higher response capacity than ever. Adaptation strategies to environmental change include maintenance of shade trees in tropical agroforestry, but conversion of shaded to unshaded systems is common practice to increase short-term yield. \n \n2. In this paper, we review the short-term and lon…
The agroecological matrix as alternative to the land-sparing/agriculture intensification model
Open AccessIvette Perfecto, John VandermeerARTICLEProceedings of the National…2010
Among the myriad complications involved in the current food crisis, the relationship between agriculture and the rest of nature is one of the most important yet remains only incompletely analyzed. Particularly in tropical areas, agriculture is frequently seen as the antithesis of the natural world, where the problem is framed as one of minimizing land devoted to agriculture so as to devote more to conservation of biodiversity and other ecosystem …
Nature's Matrix: Linking Agriculture, Conservation and Food Sovereignty
Ivette Perfecto, Angus Lindsay Wright et al.BOOKNature's Matrix2009
Landscapes are frequently seen as fragments of natural habitat surrounded by a 'sea' of agriculture. But recent ecological theory shows that the nature of these fragments is not nearly as important for conservation as is the nature of the matrix of agriculture that surrounds them. Local extinctions from conservation fragments are inevitable and must be balanced by migrations if massive extinction is to be avoided. High migration rates only occur …
Organic agriculture and the global food supply
Open AccessCatherine Badgley, Jeremy Moghtader et al.ARTICLERenewable Agriculture and Food…2007
The principal objections to the proposition that organic agriculture can contribute significantly to the global food supply are low yields and insufficient quantities of organically acceptable fertilizers. We evaluated the universality of both claims. For the first claim, we compared yields of organic versus conventional or low-intensive food production for a global dataset of 293 examples and estimated the average yield ratio (organic:non-organi…
Biodiversity, yield, and shade coffee certification
Open AccessIvette Perfecto, John Vandermeer et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2005
Traditional knowledge and pest management in the Guatemalan highlands
Open AccessH Morales, Ivette PerfectoARTICLEAgriculture and Human Values2000Cited by: 4References: 7
The political ecology of deforestation in Central America
John Vandermeer, Ivette PerfectoARTICLEScience as Culture1998References: 4
(1998). The political ecology of deforestation in Central America. Science as Culture: Vol. 7, Natural Contradictions, pp. 519-555
Shade Coffee: A Disappearing Refuge for Biodiversity
Ivette Perfecto, Robert A Rice et al.ARTICLEBioScience1996
Ivette Perfecto, Robert A. Rice, Russell Greenberg, Martha E. Van der Voort; Shade Coffee: A Disappearing Refuge for Biodiversity: Shade coffee plantations
Management of insect pests and weeds
Open AccessJeff W Dlott, Jeff Dlott et al.ARTICLEAgriculture and Human Values1993References: 1
Cuba and the dilemma of modern agriculture
Open AccessJohn Vandermeer, Judith A Carney et al.ARTICLEAgriculture and Human Values1993Cited by: 3References: 2
Pesticide exports to the Third World
Open AccessIvette PerfectoARTICLERace & Class1992Cited by: 1References: 3
Peer Reviewed

Coffee Landscapes Shaping the Anthropocene: Forced Simplification on a Complex Agroecological Landscape
Ivette Perfecto, M Estelí Jiménez-Soto et al.ARTICLECurrent Anthropology2019Cited by: 19References: 52
Coffee was introduced to Mexico in the late eighteenth century, but it was not until the late nineteenth century that wealthy European immigrants purchased "unregistered" land and invested in coffee cultivation. Displaced farmers, mostly indigenous, returned to the region as plantation workers and learned how to cultivate coffee. After the Mexican Revolution and when land reform reached the southern states, small farmers began cultivating coffee.…
Development pathways toward “zero hunger”
Open AccessJennifer Blesh, Lesli Hoey et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2019Cited by: 10References: 17
Traditional knowledge and pest management in the Guatemalan highlands
Open AccessH Morales, Ivette PerfectoARTICLEAgriculture and Human Values2000Cited by: 4References: 7
Cuba and the dilemma of modern agriculture
Open AccessJohn Vandermeer, Judith A Carney et al.ARTICLEAgriculture and Human Values1993Cited by: 3References: 2
The Azteca Chess experience: Learning How to Share Concepts of Ecological Complexity With Small Coffee Farmers
Open AccessLuís García-Barrios, Juana Cruz-Morales et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2017Cited by: 2
García-Barrios, L., J. Cruz-Morales, J. Vandermeer, and I. Perfecto. 2017. The Azteca Chess experience: learning how to share concepts of ecological complexity with small coffee farmers. Ecology and Society 22(2):37. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09184-220237
Syndromes of Production in Agriculture: Prospects for Social-Ecological Regime Change
Open AccessJohn Vandermeer, John H Vandermeer et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2012Cited by: 1
Agricultural syndromes of production can be recognized in both historical and contemporary times. Recent literature in ecology focuses on alternative ecological states and the tipping points that may separate them, suggesting a point of view that "regime" changes will happen at those points. In agricultural ecosystems the idea of a regime is equivalent to a syndrome of production and there is no reason not to expect that regime switches will occu…
Pesticide exports to the Third World
Open AccessIvette PerfectoARTICLERace & Class1992Cited by: 1References: 3
Peer Reviewed

Pesticide exports to the Third World
Open AccessIvette PerfectoARTICLERace & Class1992Cited by: 1References: 3
Peer Reviewed
Management of insect pests and weeds
Open AccessJeff W Dlott, Jeff Dlott et al.ARTICLEAgriculture and Human Values1993References: 1
Cuba and the dilemma of modern agriculture
Open AccessJohn Vandermeer, Judith A Carney et al.ARTICLEAgriculture and Human Values1993Cited by: 3References: 2
Shade Coffee: A Disappearing Refuge for Biodiversity
Ivette Perfecto, Robert A Rice et al.ARTICLEBioScience1996
Ivette Perfecto, Robert A. Rice, Russell Greenberg, Martha E. Van der Voort; Shade Coffee: A Disappearing Refuge for Biodiversity: Shade coffee plantations
The political ecology of deforestation in Central America
John Vandermeer, Ivette PerfectoARTICLEScience as Culture1998References: 4
(1998). The political ecology of deforestation in Central America. Science as Culture: Vol. 7, Natural Contradictions, pp. 519-555
Traditional knowledge and pest management in the Guatemalan highlands
Open AccessH Morales, Ivette PerfectoARTICLEAgriculture and Human Values2000Cited by: 4References: 7
Biodiversity, yield, and shade coffee certification
Open AccessIvette Perfecto, John Vandermeer et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2005
Organic agriculture and the global food supply
Open AccessCatherine Badgley, Jeremy Moghtader et al.ARTICLERenewable Agriculture and Food…2007
The principal objections to the proposition that organic agriculture can contribute significantly to the global food supply are low yields and insufficient quantities of organically acceptable fertilizers. We evaluated the universality of both claims. For the first claim, we compared yields of organic versus conventional or low-intensive food production for a global dataset of 293 examples and estimated the average yield ratio (organic:non-organi…
Nature's Matrix: Linking Agriculture, Conservation and Food Sovereignty
Ivette Perfecto, Angus Lindsay Wright et al.BOOKNature's Matrix2009
Landscapes are frequently seen as fragments of natural habitat surrounded by a 'sea' of agriculture. But recent ecological theory shows that the nature of these fragments is not nearly as important for conservation as is the nature of the matrix of agriculture that surrounds them. Local extinctions from conservation fragments are inevitable and must be balanced by migrations if massive extinction is to be avoided. High migration rates only occur …
The agroecological matrix as alternative to the land-sparing/agriculture intensification model
Open AccessIvette Perfecto, John VandermeerARTICLEProceedings of the National…2010
Among the myriad complications involved in the current food crisis, the relationship between agriculture and the rest of nature is one of the most important yet remains only incompletely analyzed. Particularly in tropical areas, agriculture is frequently seen as the antithesis of the natural world, where the problem is framed as one of minimizing land devoted to agriculture so as to devote more to conservation of biodiversity and other ecosystem …
Multifunctional shade-tree management in tropical agroforestry landscapes - a review: Multifunctional shade-tree management
Open AccessTeja Tscharntke, Yann Clough et al.ARTICLEJournal of Applied Ecology2011
1. Agricultural intensification reduces ecological resilience of land-use systems, whereas paradoxically, environmental change and climate extremes require a higher response capacity than ever. Adaptation strategies to environmental change include maintenance of shade trees in tropical agroforestry, but conversion of shaded to unshaded systems is common practice to increase short-term yield. \n \n2. In this paper, we review the short-term and lon…
Global food security, biodiversity conservation and the future of agricultural intensification
Open AccessTeja Tscharntke, Yann Clough et al.ARTICLEBiological Conservation2012
Syndromes of Production in Agriculture: Prospects for Social-Ecological Regime Change
Open AccessJohn Vandermeer, John H Vandermeer et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2012Cited by: 1
Agricultural syndromes of production can be recognized in both historical and contemporary times. Recent literature in ecology focuses on alternative ecological states and the tipping points that may separate them, suggesting a point of view that "regime" changes will happen at those points. In agricultural ecosystems the idea of a regime is equivalent to a syndrome of production and there is no reason not to expect that regime switches will occu…
The Azteca Chess experience: Learning How to Share Concepts of Ecological Complexity With Small Coffee Farmers
Open AccessLuís García-Barrios, Juana Cruz-Morales et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2017Cited by: 2
García-Barrios, L., J. Cruz-Morales, J. Vandermeer, and I. Perfecto. 2017. The Azteca Chess experience: learning how to share concepts of ecological complexity with small coffee farmers. Ecology and Society 22(2):37. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09184-220237
Guardians of the Forests: How Should an Indigenous Community in Eastern Bolivia Defend Their Land and Forests under Increasing Political and Economic Pressures
Yifan He, Juan Pablo Baldiviezo et al.ARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2019
Many indigenous communities across Latin America depend on forests for livelihood. In eastern Bolivia, indigenous communities face increasing challenges in forest management due to insecure land tenure, lack of capacity, and state policies that favor extractivism and export-oriented agriculture. This case study examines the dilemma of forest management in the Guarayos Indigenous Territory, with a particular focus on the influence of conflictive p…
Development pathways toward “zero hunger”
Open AccessJennifer Blesh, Lesli Hoey et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2019Cited by: 10References: 17
Coffee Landscapes Shaping the Anthropocene: Forced Simplification on a Complex Agroecological Landscape
Ivette Perfecto, M Estelí Jiménez-Soto et al.ARTICLECurrent Anthropology2019Cited by: 19References: 52
Coffee was introduced to Mexico in the late eighteenth century, but it was not until the late nineteenth century that wealthy European immigrants purchased "unregistered" land and invested in coffee cultivation. Displaced farmers, mostly indigenous, returned to the region as plantation workers and learned how to cultivate coffee. After the Mexican Revolution and when land reform reached the southern states, small farmers began cultivating coffee.…
Invasion Adaptation: A Socio-ecological Assessment of Cherry Growers’ Adaptation Potential to Spotted Wing Drosophila
Open AccessHagan Capnerhurst, Alexandra Paige Fischer et al.ARTICLEHuman Ecology2022
Looking beyond land-use and land-cover change: Zoonoses emerge in the agricultural matrix
Open AccessIvette Perfecto, Luis F Chaves et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2023
Tailored policies for perennial woody crops are crucial to advance sustainable development
Open AccessCarlos Martínez‐Núñez, Elena Velado-Alonso et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2024References: 8