Forests help keep drinking water clean

FAO says mountain forests supply drinking water to 1.3 million people in Quito and 20 million in Mexico City. It also warns that forest degradation reduces services such as soil protection and water regulation that millions of people rely on.

FAO · Forest and water (Sustainable Forest Management Toolbox)

The waking forest

The waking forest A quieter shore Above the clouds Streams and waterfalls Meadows and flowers A lake at dusk Hạ Long Bay Terraced rice fields Tea hills in the clouds Bamboo in the breeze Cherry blossom in spring Northern lights A glacier lake in Iceland Sahara dunes Coral reef A pool in the savanna A tropical forest in rain Bryce Canyon A lake in autumn Lavender fields A sunlit garden A greenhouse of plants Waves on white sand Maldives, in turquoise The Bora Bora lagoon A Hawaiian coast Nha Trang at twilight Phu Quoc from above Mountains beneath the stars The Milky Way reflected in a lake Stars and drifting clouds A vast open grassland A boundless plain A countryside creek A wildflower trail through the forest A meadow of colorful wildflowers A sea of sunflowers A flowered countryside meadow Red flowers in a green forest