The University of Vermont

V. Ernesto Mendez
Tacuba
vermont


Welcome to the Agroecology and Rural Livelihoods Group

RESEARCH AREAS

Agroecology; Biodiversity Conservation; Rural Livelihoods; Agricultural Landscapes; Political Ecology; Food Systems; Participatory Action Research (PAR)



Our research and teaching efforts focus on developing and applying interdisciplinary approaches that analyze interactions between agriculture, livelihoods, and environmental conservation in tropical and temperate rural landscapes.  Most of this work also utilizes a Participatory Action Research Approach (PAR), in an effort to directly support conservation and rural development. 


Contact Information
Professor Ernesto Mendez, Group Leader
The Bittersweet- 153 South Prospect St  University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05401
Email:  emendez@uvm.edu;
Tel: 802-656-2539; Fax: 802-656-8015

NEWS
X International Agroecology Shortcourse 
The University of Vermont, July 5-18, 2009

New Book
Bacon, Mendez, Gliessman, Goodman & Fox, Eds.(2008) Confronting the Coffee Crisis: Fair Trade, sustainable livelihoods and Ecosystems in Mexico & Central America

Coffee Book
Order from MIT Press

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