The linkages between forestry and water issues were the focus of a recent meeting held in Indonesia.

The “ASB Open Science Meeting on Tropical Forests and Water” took place on 8 December 2004 on the campus of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Bogor, Indonesia. Organized by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), which is the global coordination office of the Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn (ASB) Consortium, the meeting was attended by over 100 representatives from governments, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and academic institutions.
Focusing on linkages between forestry and water, the meeting presented research on tropical forests and water supply, deforestation and local watershed hazards, hydrological effects of reforestation, watershed conflict management, and other topics. Policymakers and global experts also engaged in discussions on local implications of this new understanding of forest/water relationships. The Sustainable Developments report.