Forestry:
UN + World Bank fund programmes to protect rainforests
REDD scheme fund 50+ partner countries
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) + Amazon Regional Protected Areas (ARPA) supported by UN in
brazil to protect forests. Covers 10% Amazon basin (areas strictly protected)
Benefits – stabilising regional water cycle, offsetting 430 million tonnes C and supporting
indigenous people / promoting ecotourism.
Drainage Basin Planning:
Management most effective at drainage basin scale
Agriculture, industry, domestic use + recreation demands impact water quality
Run off → reducing artificial drainage and extending permeable surfaces
Surface water → conserving wetlands
Groundwater → artificial MAR + limiting abstraction
Water allocations:
Agriculture biggest water consumer (70% of consumption)
Wastage by evaporation and seepage (over-irrigating crops) minimised – mulching, drip
irrigation
Water harvesting improved with reservoir storage
Case study – Murray Darling Basin, Australia
Covers 1 million km2 of SE Australia
Largest and most complex river system in Australia
