Forests and Water - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Forests and Water write by United Nations. This book was released on 2018. Forests and Water available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The objectives of this study are to further improve our understanding about the ways in which payments for ecosystem services schemes can be applied to forests, in particular focusing on forest's hydrological functions for the mutual benefit of both humans and the environment. In addition, the study covers advances and challenges facing these schemes and provides practical guidance for policymakers and practitioners. This study contains the most comprehensive currently available database of case studies on forest-water related payment for ecosystem services schemes in the UNECE region.
Water Ecosystem Services
Water Ecosystem Services - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Water Ecosystem Services write by Julia Martin-Ortega. This book was released on 2015-03-26. Water Ecosystem Services available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book uses ecosystem services-based approaches to address major global and regional water challenges, for researchers, students, and policy makers.
A guide to forest–water management
A guide to forest–water management - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A guide to forest–water management write by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This book was released on 2021-08-24. A guide to forest–water management available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Many people worldwide lack adequate access to clean water to meet basic needs, and many important economic activities, such as energy production and agriculture, also require water. Climate change is likely to aggravate water stress. As temperatures rise, ecosystems and the human, plant, and animal communities that depend on them will need more water to maintain their health and to thrive. Forests and trees are integral to the global water cycle and therefore vital for water security – they regulate water quantity, quality, and timing and provide protective functions against (for example) soil and coastal erosion, flooding, and avalanches. Forested watersheds provide 75 percent of our freshwater, delivering water to over half the world’s population. The purpose of A Guide to Forest–Water Management is to improve the global information base on the protective functions of forests for soil and water. It reviews emerging techniques and methodologies, provides guidance and recommendations on how to manage forests for their water ecosystem services, and offers insights into the business and economic cases for managing forests for water ecosystem services. Intact native forests and well-managed planted forests can be a relatively cheap approach to water management while generating multiple co-benefits. Water security is a significant global challenge, but this paper argues that water-centered forests can provide nature-based solutions to ensuring global water resilience.
Advancing the forest and water nexus
Advancing the forest and water nexus - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Advancing the forest and water nexus write by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This book was released on 2019-10-18. Advancing the forest and water nexus available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Forests are intrinsically linked to water – forested watersheds provide 75 percent of our accessible freshwater resources (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005) – and both forest and water resources are relevant to the achievement of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Despite the important interlinkages, the forest-water nexus is often unaccounted for in policy and planning. For example, three quarters of forests are not managed for soil and water conservation, which poses a fundamental challenge to achieving sustainable and resilient communities and ecosystems. It is paramount to employ an integrated approach to forest and water resources in management and policy that takes into account the complexity and contextual nature of forest-water relationships. To achieve this, we must improve our understanding of forest-water relationships within local contexts and at different scales, as well as our ability to design, implement, and learn from landscape approaches that both rely on these forest-water relationships, and impact them. In this context, FAO’s Forest and Water Programme has developed a module-based capacity development facilitation guide for project and community stakeholders involved in forest, water and natural resource management to ensure we apply our knowledge to better manage forests and trees for their multiple benefits, including water quantity, quality and the associated socio-economic benefits that people within and outside forests so heavily depend on.
Trees at Work
Trees at Work - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Trees at Work write by Forest Service (U.S.). This book was released on 2017. Trees at Work available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This guide showcases the increasing interest in ecosystem services, discusses the motivations for valuations of FES (forest ecosystem services) at the State level, and places this work in the context of economic accounting. Readers may be interested in this report to expand their understanding of approaches used and value forest ecosystem services. However, the intended target audience for this report is State forestry officials charged with requesting, selecting, guiding, and evaluating the results of FES assessments in their states. Foresters, construction officials utilizing forest based products, educators, instructors and students in the fields of environmental science and forestry, environmentalists, and investors in the forest products category may also be interested in this work. Check out our Environment & Nature resources collection here:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/environment-nature Trees & Forests collection here:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/environment-nature Water Management collection here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/water-management
