How can we manage the land to provide benefits to society and minimise harm to the aquatic ecosystem?

Background

Clean and plentiful water underpins human activity and supports natural ecosystems. A robust evidence base is required to develop policy to ensure there is a plentiful supply of water in the long term and to significantly enhance the quality of water available to all forms of life.

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