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Maintenance of forest cover in headwaters

Submitted by Philippe Lanceleur on
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  • NSWRM(Sections), Default view, ALL, OPTAIN : Wimbe River Basin, Proximity with
    Forests in headwater areas benefit water quality and hydrologic cycling. Furthermore, maintaining and restoring the forest cover in headwater catchments offers other, multiple benefits such as increased soil water retention, intercepted pollution pathways, improved soil, maintained biodiversity and captured carbon dioxide.
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    POINT (5.017614493157 50.036923958778)
    Location
    POINT (5.017614493157 50.036923958778)
    Source
    wocat
    Case study id
    technologies_5925
    Local name
    Maintien de la couverture forestière dans les eaux d'amont