4th International Conference Forests and Water in a Changing Environment
1290 International Mews V1V1V8 Kelowna, BC, Canada

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New Publication by UNESCO: "Forest Management and the impact on water resources: a review of 13 countries" Trees have been around for more than 370 million year...s, and today there are about 80 thousand species of them, occupying 3.5 billion hectares worldwide, including 250 million ha of commercial plantations. While forests can provide tremendous environmental, social, and economic benefitsto nations, they also affect the hydrologic cycle in different ways. As the demand for water grows and local precipitation patterns change due to global warming, plantation forestry has encountered an increasing number of water-related conflicts worldwidethis document provides a country-by-country summary of the current state of knowledge on the relationship between forest management and water resources. Based on available research publications, the Editor-in-Chief of this document contacted local scientists from countries where the impact of forest management on water resources is an issue, inviting them to submit a chapter. A greater focus by future research on the interaction between forest management, water management and gender issues can help to better understand their interconnection and to identify ways to strengthen the management of both resources while fostering gender equality. Download PDF: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0024/002479/247902E.pdf

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...today is the last day for regular registration - join us July 6-8th at the beautiful UBC Okanagan campus in #kelowna, British Columbia. Great line-up of #international speakers on emerging #forestry and #water #research. #IUFRO http://www.forestandwater2015.com/registration