Forests and water : a thematic study prepared in the framework of the Global Forest Resources Assess...
Forests and water : a thematic study prepared in the framework of the Global Forest Resources Assess...
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.].
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Publisher
Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, c2008.
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NQ338.1749805/1
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English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xi, 78 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction -- Forests and water quantity -- Forests and water quality -- "Red flag" forest situations -- The special case of mountainous small islands -- Payments for environmental services -- Recommendations.
Publication information
Publisher
Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, c2008.
Date Published
c2008.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
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 system...
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Full title
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.].
Cover title
Forests and water.
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Notes
General note
FAO forestry paper, 0258-6150 ; 155.
FAO forestry paper, 0258-6150 ; 155.
Includes bibliographical references.
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Also available online.
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Date Copyright
c2008.
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NQ338.1749805/1
Record Identifier
74VvmJPqmzR3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvmJPqmzR3
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ISBN
9251060908 (pbk.)
9789251060902 (pbk.)
DDC
333.75
MMS ID
991006488599702626
