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Managing Forests for Both Downstream and Downwind WaterArtículo de revistaForests and trees are key to solving water availability problems in the face of climate change and to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. A recent global assessment of forest and water science posed the question: How do forests matter for water? Here we synthesize science from that assessment, which shows that forests and water are an integrated system. We assert that forests, from the tops of their canopies to the base of the soils in which trees are rooted, must be considered a key component in the complex temporal and spatial dimensions of the hydrologic cycle. While it is clear that forests influence both downstream and downwind water availability, their actual impact depends on where they are located and their processes affected by natural and anthropogenic conditions. A holistic approach is needed to manage the connections between forests, water and people in the face of current governance systems that often ignore these connections. We need policy interventions that will lead to forestation strategies that decrease the dangerous rate of loss in forest cover and that -where appropriate- increase the gain in forest cover. We need collective interventions that will integrate transboundary forest and water management to ensure sustainability of water supplies at local, national and continental scales. The United Nations should continue to show leadership by providing forums in which interventions can be discussed, negotiated and monitored, and national governments must collaborate to sustainably manage forests to ensure secure water supplies and equitable and sustainable outcomes.Creed, Irena F.-Jones, Julia-Archer, Emma-Claassen, Marius-Ellison, David-Mcnulty, Steven G.-Van Noordwijk, Meine-Vira, Bhaskar-Wei, Xiaohua-Bishop, Kevin-Blanco, Juan A.-Gush, Mark-Gyawali, Dipak-Jobbágy, Esteban-Lara Aguilar, Antonio-Little Cárdenas, Christian-Martin Ortega, Julia-Mukherji, Aditi-Murdiyarso, Daniel-Ovando Pol, Paola-Sullivan, Caroline A.-Xu, Jianchu Manual de buenas prácticas forestales para la protección hídrica en cuencas que abastecen a comités de agua ruralLibroEl desarrollo y aplicación de este manual se espera permita avanzar en la generación de instrumentos de gestión territorial y su vínculo con el manejo de los recursos hídricos. De allí su relevancia para colaborar en la planificación de acciones de ordenamiento territorial para el centro-sur del país, considerado este como uno de los temas claves para la adaptación a los escenarios de cambio climático global. Se espera además que el presente documento sea un aporte para la gestión de las actividades forestales, entregando recomendaciones para prevenir y mitigar el impacto desfavorable que pueden provocar las actividades productivas asociadas al ciclo forestal sobre del agua.