management strategies to protect the water cycle 0.0 / 5 ? Geographyearth's life support systemsA2/A-levelOCR Created by: beaw18Created on: 06-05-19 12:47 forestry role of forests in water cycle recognised by UN and World Bank REDD and World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) fund counties in Africa, Asia and South America to restore areas 1 of 3 water allocations agriculture uses 90% of water consumption globally wastage occurs through evaporation and seepage through inefficient uses improvements to farming include mulching, zero soil disturbance and drip irrigation terracing reduces runoff improved farming leaves farmers with extra water resources recycling of waste water rom agriculture is used in developed nations 2 of 3 drainage basin planning targets for drainage basin planning include runoff, surface water storage and groundwater runoff - controlled by aforestation, more permeable surfaces surface water - limiting abstraction, artificial recharge (i.e - water injected into aquifers through boreholes) UK's drainage basin management advanced - EU's Water Directive Framework 3 of 3
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