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This issue of Unasylva underlines the importance of forests as crucial, cost-effective natural infrastructure for the production of high-quality water, including for urban supplies, and points out that their management for water will become increasingly important in the face of climate change. It calls for a transformation from conventional forest management approaches to nature-based solutions that make water-related ecosystem services the primary objective. It also highlights the way in which trees and forests multiply the oceanic supply of freshwater through moisture recycling. It stresses the need to halt deforestation, and offers a way to increase water-related benefits of forest restoration through a water-centred approach for maintaining the resilience of forested drylands. The journal also explores the crucial role of peatlands in climate change and water security, and the need to make them a focus of policy and research. It further examines the changing role of fire in forest landscapes and the need for strategic forest management to safeguard urban water supplies, as well as the need for more research and coordination to inform decisions on the role of mangroves in disaster risk reduction.

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Founded in 1945, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO provides a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. The Organization publishes authoritative publications on agriculture, fisheries, forestry and nutrition.

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