Forests contribute to landscape resilience and can reduce the risks of natural disasters that can disrupt the source and supply of freshwater.

Forests directly affect the livelihoods of 20% of the global population and can also have recreational and cultural importance. They provide wood products and renewable energy, natural carbon capture and storage, and other ecosystem services such as controlling floods and droughts, reducing erosion risks and protecting watersheds that are a source of our water

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