Trees Water Carbon

Water is another pillar of life on earth. All living things contain water and must have it to live and thrive. Trees contribute to water supplies as mature forests produce fresh water.

A river in a forest in Tasmania. Rob Blakers photo.

Scientists have found that climate change due to increased emission of greenhouse gases associated with human activity is now causing droughts and serious reductions in rainfall in many parts of the world.

Hopetoun Falls in the Otways.  Source: Wikimedia Commons