Forests & Water

Clearing Our Rainfall Away

NEFA BACKGROUND PAPER

This review was initiated in response to the question “How do forests affect rainfall?”. In the process of reviewing the available scientific literature it became apparent that there is now an overwhelming abundance of evidence that deforestation has had a profound impact on regional climates, including in southern and eastern Australia, and a growing effect on global …

Impact of Bushfires On Water Quality

Impact of Bushfires On Water Quality
18th March 2011 – Desktop review – Impact of bushfires on water quality

For the Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

Key findings and conclusions

This review critically examines the Australian literature on the impact of bushfires on water quality. A core focus is on the uses or …