By participating in the survey, respondents will contribute to global capacity building on the forest-water topic, and gain access to an international network of forest-water experts. This survey is the first step in the development process of a monitoring framework and tool for forest-water relationships. Its objective is to take stock...

FAO today launched a new programme aiming to enhance the critical role of forests in improving water quality and water supplies, on the occasion of the UN's International Day of Forests.   The programme, focused specifically on the close relationship between forests and water, will start off by looking at ways to improve water...

Deforestation and forest degradation continue to pose a threat to the supply of natural water, and would subject an estimated extra 2.3 billion people to severe water stress. In a period of 25 years, Africa experienced large forest area loss equivalent to 81 million ha. The loss represents about 11.5 percent...

The Central African country of the Republic of Congo enjoys substantial fisheries resources. Their inland water sources, lakes and rivers, are replete with numerous fish species. Until now, the relative abundance of fish and the low levels of fishing meant that the need to devise fisheries management plans was not considered...

Food security depends on water security, and water security depends on forests and trees. With approximately 75 percent of the world's accessible fresh water for domestic, agricultural, industrial and ecological needs sourced from forests, our global food-and-water secure future requires far greater understanding of forest-water-food dynamics and coherent sustainable action....