Local water availability is permanently reduced after planting forests

ScienceDaily
Jan 20, 2020, 11:34 am213 pts
River flow is reduced in areas where forests have been planted and does not recover over time, a new study has shown. Rivers in some regions can completely disappear within a decade. This highlights the need to consider the impact on regional water availability, as well as the wider climate benefit, of…

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