Forests and water : a thematic study prepared in the framework of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 / L.S. Hamilton with contributions from N. Dudley ... [et al.].

Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2008.

xi, 78 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

This study explains the role of forests in the hydrological cycle, with a particular focus on critical, "red flag" forest situations such as mountainous or steep terrain, river and coastal areas and swamp ecosystems, as well as the special case of mountainous small islands. It addresses the protection of municipal water supplies and emerging systems of payment for watershed services.--Publisher's description.

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English

June 26, 2009

Includes bibliographical references.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.