Comments on: Native forests reduce the risk of catastrophic floods http://conservationbytes.com/2008/08/20/native-forests-reduce-the-risk-of-catastrophic-floods/ Conservation research... with bite Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:58:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Breaking the waves – conservation conundrum of bioshields « ConservationBytes.com http://conservationbytes.com/2008/08/20/native-forests-reduce-the-risk-of-catastrophic-floods/#comment-3090 Breaking the waves – conservation conundrum of bioshields « ConservationBytes.com Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:33:05 +0000 http://coreybradshaw.wordpress.com/?p=382#comment-3090 [...] coastal ecosystems in the name of disaster management, (2) I have a professional interest in the ecosystem integrity-disaster interface and (3) I had the pleasure of editing this [...] [...] coastal ecosystems in the name of disaster management, (2) I have a professional interest in the ecosystem integrity-disaster interface and (3) I had the pleasure of editing this [...]

]]> By: Global conservation priorities based on human need « ConservationBytes.com http://conservationbytes.com/2008/08/20/native-forests-reduce-the-risk-of-catastrophic-floods/#comment-2617 Global conservation priorities based on human need « ConservationBytes.com Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:53:43 +0000 http://coreybradshaw.wordpress.com/?p=382#comment-2617 [...] divided the world by catchments (watersheds) and then estimated the services of water provision, flood prevention and carbon storage that each provides to humanity. Water provision was a estimated as a complex [...] [...] divided the world by catchments (watersheds) and then estimated the services of water provision, flood prevention and carbon storage that each provides to humanity. Water provision was a estimated as a complex [...]

]]> By: Corey Bradshaw http://conservationbytes.com/2008/08/20/native-forests-reduce-the-risk-of-catastrophic-floods/#comment-843 Corey Bradshaw Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:27:26 +0000 http://coreybradshaw.wordpress.com/?p=382#comment-843 <a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvgcTA4HBUHko9a5uZWkwb0vWyRQ" rel="nofollow">Hanoi suffers as Vietnam flood toll rises to 55</a>... Funny (i.e., sad). No mention of how deforestation increases flood risk, despite Vietnam having one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world. Hanoi suffers as Vietnam flood toll rises to 55…

Funny (i.e., sad). No mention of how deforestation increases flood risk, despite Vietnam having one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world.

]]> By: Forest Policy Research » Blog Archive » 389 Forest-Type / World-Wide http://conservationbytes.com/2008/08/20/native-forests-reduce-the-risk-of-catastrophic-floods/#comment-105 Forest Policy Research » Blog Archive » 389 Forest-Type / World-Wide Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:12:40 +0000 http://coreybradshaw.wordpress.com/?p=382#comment-105 [...] 33) And I published a paper entitled Global evidence that deforestation amplifies flood risk and severity in the developing world in Global Change Biology (highlighted in Nature and Faculty of 1000) that has finally provided tangible evidence that there is a strong link between deforestation and flood risk. Using data from 56 developing nations in Central/South America, Africa and Asia, we correlated information on flood frequency and severity with country-specific forest data. After controlling for differences in rainfall, elevation, soil moisture and degraded areas, flood risk was strongly correlated with increasing deforestation. The models constructed predicted a 4 – 28 % increase in flood frequency with only a 10% increase in deforestation. An important additional finding was that only the amount of native forest was correlated with reductions in flood risk – plantation forests had the opposite effect. This has huge implications for governments of developing nations trying to save lives and reduce expenditures. Promoting native forest conservation also has the added benefits of slowing climate change by storing vast quantities of carbon, reducing wildfires, and conserving species. The study also investigated how deforestation affects the severity of flooding. We examined flood duration as an index of damage potential, as well as direct measures such as the number of people killed and displaced by floods, and the total estimated damage measured in dollars caused by powerful flood waters. Although the correlations were not as strong, we found real evidence that deforestation also leads to more intense and devastating floods that kill more people and damage more property. The implications of this study are measured potentially in the trillions of dollars over the next coming decades, so we hope it is used wisely as yet another good reason why we should preserve forests. http://conservationbytes.com/2008/08/20/native-forests-reduce-the-risk-of-catastrophic-floods/ [...] [...] 33) And I published a paper entitled Global evidence that deforestation amplifies flood risk and severity in the developing world in Global Change Biology (highlighted in Nature and Faculty of 1000) that has finally provided tangible evidence that there is a strong link between deforestation and flood risk. Using data from 56 developing nations in Central/South America, Africa and Asia, we correlated information on flood frequency and severity with country-specific forest data. After controlling for differences in rainfall, elevation, soil moisture and degraded areas, flood risk was strongly correlated with increasing deforestation. The models constructed predicted a 4 – 28 % increase in flood frequency with only a 10% increase in deforestation. An important additional finding was that only the amount of native forest was correlated with reductions in flood risk – plantation forests had the opposite effect. This has huge implications for governments of developing nations trying to save lives and reduce expenditures. Promoting native forest conservation also has the added benefits of slowing climate change by storing vast quantities of carbon, reducing wildfires, and conserving species. The study also investigated how deforestation affects the severity of flooding. We examined flood duration as an index of damage potential, as well as direct measures such as the number of people killed and displaced by floods, and the total estimated damage measured in dollars caused by powerful flood waters. Although the correlations were not as strong, we found real evidence that deforestation also leads to more intense and devastating floods that kill more people and damage more property. The implications of this study are measured potentially in the trillions of dollars over the next coming decades, so we hope it is used wisely as yet another good reason why we should preserve forests. http://conservationbytes.com/2008/08/20/native-forests-reduce-the-risk-of-catastrophic-floods/ [...]

]]> By: Inundaciones at Forestlove - Participa http://conservationbytes.com/2008/08/20/native-forests-reduce-the-risk-of-catastrophic-floods/#comment-95 Inundaciones at Forestlove - Participa Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:47:56 +0000 http://coreybradshaw.wordpress.com/?p=382#comment-95 [...] de hacer un donativo a la Cruz Roja. Bien, pero aquí hay una propuesta que puedes hacer ahora: detener la deforestación. Los bosques nos protegen de las inundaciones: durante siglos se ha creído que la cubierta [...] [...] de hacer un donativo a la Cruz Roja. Bien, pero aquí hay una propuesta que puedes hacer ahora: detener la deforestación. Los bosques nos protegen de las inundaciones: durante siglos se ha creído que la cubierta [...]

]]> By: Alluvioni… at Forestlove - Partecipa http://conservationbytes.com/2008/08/20/native-forests-reduce-the-risk-of-catastrophic-floods/#comment-74 Alluvioni… at Forestlove - Partecipa Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:00:49 +0000 http://coreybradshaw.wordpress.com/?p=382#comment-74 [...] Ecco un’informazione sulle foreste che ancora non ho citato: le foreste ci proteggono dalle alluvioni [...] [...] Ecco un’informazione sulle foreste che ancora non ho citato: le foreste ci proteggono dalle alluvioni [...]

]]> By: Floods… at Forestlove - Cometogether http://conservationbytes.com/2008/08/20/native-forests-reduce-the-risk-of-catastrophic-floods/#comment-73 Floods… at Forestlove - Cometogether Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:28:58 +0000 http://coreybradshaw.wordpress.com/?p=382#comment-73 [...] something about forests that I haven’t mentioned before: they protect you from floods. For centuries it has been believed that native forest cover reduced the risk and severity of [...] [...] something about forests that I haven’t mentioned before: they protect you from floods. For centuries it has been believed that native forest cover reduced the risk and severity of [...]

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