Running Pure : The Importance of Forest Protected Areas to Drinking Water

absorption afforestation agriculture aquifers avalanches biodiversity biological diversity certification climate change clouds conservation construction contaminants crops dams drainage drinking water drought dry season economic consequences economic value economists ecosystems employment erosion evaporation evapotranspiration farmers farming field capacity fish fisheries flooding forest management forestry forests freshwater freshwater resources groundwater hydrology integrated water resources management invasive species irrigation irrigation systems irrigation water lakes land cover land use legislation municipal authorities natural resources pesticides plains pollution population growth pressure productivity protected areas rain rainfall rainwater rainwater harvesting recreation reservoirs rice rivers runoff salinity sanitation seas sediment sediment load sediment yield sedimentation snowmelt soil soil erosion soil moisture soil structure soil types streams subsidence sustainable development sustainable use swamps timber transportation trees water authorities water conservation water logging water management water quality water resources water supply water treatment water use water yield watershed management watersheds wells