森林仅占全球陆地面积略高于30%,然而却为绝大多数科学上已知的陆生动植物提供了栖息地。不幸的是,森林及其所蕴含的生物多样性继续受到来自将林地转为农地或对其不可持续攫取的威胁,而且其中大部分都是非法行为。 《2020年世界森林状况》评估了迄今为止在实现与森林生物多样性有关的全球目标和具体目标方面的进展,并从保护和可持续发展成果两方面考察了政策、行动和方法的有效性。报告中一系列案例研究提供了创新实践的例子,这些实践结合了森林生物多样性的保护和可持续利用,创造了实现人类和地球之间平衡的解决方案。
This guide seeks to improve the management of forests and trees for the provision of water-related ecosystem services. This can be achieved through an improved understanding of forest-water relationships and of their contribution to water and food security and community resilience, as well as through the inclusion of water considerations in forest and/or land-use p...