UNECE: The services provided by forest ecosystems for water quality are largely underestimated
Forests play an important role in producing and regulating freshwater flows, and forested watersheds are essential for sustaining freshwater supply. The SDGs related to water (SDG 6) and land (SDG 15) explicitly acknowledge the linkages between forests and water. Forests figure prominently in Article 5 of the Paris Agreement, particularly with respect to their role …
