Water, wetlands, and forests report

To mark World Water Day 2010 and highlight the need for clean water, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), today released Water, Wetlands and Forests: A Review of Ecological, Economic and Policy Linkages.

The report, produced in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and other partners, aims to foster better awareness of the crucial role that forests and wetlands play in sustaining the availability and quality of water critical for human well-being.
 
The report is available for download at
www.cbd.int/ts Hard copies can be ordered free of charge at secretariat@cbd.int
 
Tim Christophersen
Programme Officer for forest biodiversity
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
United Nations Environment Programme
413 St-Jacques O., Suite 800
Montreal, QC., H2Y 1N9, Canada
Tel. main: +1-514-288-2220
Tel. direct: +1-514-287-7036
Fax: +1-514-288-6588
Tim.Christophersen@cbd.int