Dear readers,
At the recent Climate Change Conference (COP24/UNFCCC) signatories to the “Ministerial Katowice Declaration on Forests for the Climate” acknowledged the important role of forests in mitigating climate change. This is good news, indeed! However, international climate debates also need to pay more attention to the links between forests and water, because carbon-centered forest strategies will have important consequences for water resources.
This is just one of the messages of an in-depth, comprehensive scientific assessment report published in 2018 by the Global Forest Expert Panel (GFEP) on Forests and Water, an initiative of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) led by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). More than 50 scientists from 20 countries contributed to this assessment of the climate-forest-water-people system.
The report, entitled "Forest and Water on a Changing Planet: Vulnerability, Adaptation and Governance Opportunities", can be downloaded from:
The above link also provides access to the related policy brief, to the concluding chapter (available in several languages), and information about media coverage and outreach activities.
Best wishes for a Happy New Year!
Gerda Wolfrum
Mag. Gerda Wolfrum
PR and Communication, Publications and Translation
PR and Communication, Publications and Translation
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)Marxergasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43-1-877 0151-17 * Fax: +43-1-877 0151-50
Website: http://www.iufro.org * Email: wolfrum@iufro.org
Website: http://www.iufro.org * Email: wolfrum@iufro.org
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