Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox

Tool Details

The role of forests on water supply and quality

Year of publication 2014
In this video, scientists from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center discuss what forests do with the precipitation they receive and how those forests can alter water flows in soil and streams. Using long-term data, they also discuss the ways in which these processes are dependent on forest management.
Type of Tool
Video or audio
Scale of Application
Global
Region
Global
Biome
All
Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)
Primary Designated Function
All
Management Responsibility
All