Cuatro medio verdales: la relacion bosques y agua en Centroamericana
This paper looks at four "half-truths" about the relations between forests and water in Central America. The first is that deforestation has reduced rainfall in certain regions of Central America. The second is that forest help to maintain dry season stream flow. The third is that deforestation has...
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| author | Kaimowitz, D. |
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| description | This paper looks at four "half-truths" about the relations between forests and water in Central America. The first is that deforestation has reduced rainfall in certain regions of Central America. The second is that forest help to maintain dry season stream flow. The third is that deforestation has led to more intense flooding. The fourth is that the region's hydroelectric reservoirs and the Panama Canal are rapidly becoming sedimented. As the name implies, the article argues that each of these has some elements of truth but other aspects that are myths. The author emphasizes that even though some of these claims are myths action still needs to be taken to avoid inappropriate deforestation and forest degradation. |
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| spelling | CGSpace184372025-01-24T14:11:50Z Cuatro medio verdales: la relacion bosques y agua en Centroamericana Kaimowitz, D. forests water resources deforestation degraded forests This paper looks at four "half-truths" about the relations between forests and water in Central America. The first is that deforestation has reduced rainfall in certain regions of Central America. The second is that forest help to maintain dry season stream flow. The third is that deforestation has led to more intense flooding. The fourth is that the region's hydroelectric reservoirs and the Panama Canal are rapidly becoming sedimented. As the name implies, the article argues that each of these has some elements of truth but other aspects that are myths. The author emphasizes that even though some of these claims are myths action still needs to be taken to avoid inappropriate deforestation and forest degradation. 2001 2012-06-04T09:06:28Z 2012-06-04T09:06:28Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18437 es Kaimowitz, D. 2001. Cuatro medio verdales: la relacion bosques y agua en Centroamericana . Revista Forestal Centroamericana (33) :6-10. |
| spellingShingle | forests water resources deforestation degraded forests Kaimowitz, D. Cuatro medio verdales: la relacion bosques y agua en Centroamericana |
| title | Cuatro medio verdales: la relacion bosques y agua en Centroamericana |
| title_full | Cuatro medio verdales: la relacion bosques y agua en Centroamericana |
| title_fullStr | Cuatro medio verdales: la relacion bosques y agua en Centroamericana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cuatro medio verdales: la relacion bosques y agua en Centroamericana |
| title_short | Cuatro medio verdales: la relacion bosques y agua en Centroamericana |
| title_sort | cuatro medio verdales la relacion bosques y agua en centroamericana |
| topic | forests water resources deforestation degraded forests |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18437 |
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