Forests and water: a policy perspective

dc.creator	Kaimowitz, D.
dc.date	2004
dc.date	2012-06-04T09:09:06Z
dc.date	2012-06-04T09:09:06Z
dc.date.accessioned	2026-06-27T14:06:43Z
dc.description	Asian policymakers need to know how changes in land uses and practices related to forests affect flooding, dry season stream flow, and water quality. Based on their beliefs about these relations, policymakers often ban logging or introduce expensive projects. Many key stakeholders believe that logging and deforestation increase flooding and the damage floods cause, but there is only evidence for this in relation to smaller and less severe floods. It is also widely believed that logging and clearing forest reduce dry season stream flow, but whether that actually occurs depends on rainfall patterns, soils, topography, geology, and the type of vegetation. Forests generally improve water quality, although not always. More research is needed on the magnitude of the water quality effects, particularly as regards drinking water.
dc.identifier	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19080
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/74207
dc.language	en
dc.source	Kaimowitz, D. 2004. Forests and water: a policy perspective . Journal of Forest Research 9 (4) :289-291.
dc.subject	hydrology
dc.subject	policies
dc.subject	floods
dc.subject	logging
dc.subject	deforestation
dc.subject	forestry policies
dc.subject	water
dc.title	Forests and water: a policy perspective
dc.type	Journal Article

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