FORESTRY
FOREST PROTECTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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can be cut down if residents need wood
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wood products can be sold
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helps water absorption
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Forests can also protect water bodies and watercourses by trapping sediments and pollutants in runoff waters from upslope land use. In addition, along streams, forests provide shade, thus reducing the water temperature.
Detailed explanation-2: -Urban forests provide city dwellers with many ecosystem services, or benefits that humans derive from nature. Urban forests offer many benefits to residents, which are moderated by climate, geography, characteristics of the built environment, social and political conditions, and even individual or cultural identity.
Detailed explanation-3: -They provide many resources, such as food, to a community. Trees mitigate the Urban Heat Island Effect and store and sequester carbon. They are important for habitat.