Abstract
Soil and water are natural resources that support the life of various creatures on Earth, including humans. The main problem, so far, is that both resources can be easily damaged or degraded by human-induced drivers. The threat of damage or degradation is increasing due to rapid human population growth and humans’ insatiable daily necessities. Indonesia has had various experiences in soil and water conservation (SWC) programmes for a long time, which can be a good lesson learned for future strategy development. This article aims to provide an overview of the benefits of implementing SWC in Indonesia for biodiversity, hydrology, soil erosion, and microclimate to support sustainable ecological landscape management. Various vegetative and mechanical techniques that have been known and implemented can be utilized to improve future SWC strategies. It is expected that proper strategy development in the future for SWC in Indonesia will support the sustainability of ecological landscape management. Forthcoming SWC programmes are also expected to incorporate local knowledge into their implementation. The programmes also require coordination between stakeholders, i.e., local communities, management authorities, policymakers, and scientists, and seamless integration between varying fields and levels of governance. The main findings of this study are that SWC increased the adaptation of native plants to local rainfall and soil conditions; SWC increased infiltration and improved soil hydrological characteristics; and SWC, through vegetation techniques, played a role in lowering temperatures, increasing humidity, and reducing intensity levels.
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SWC increased native plant adaptation to local rainfall and soil conditions.
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- adaptation of native plants to local rainfall and soil conditionse0
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e0“SWC increased the adaptation of native plants to local rainfall and soil conditions”
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SWC increased infiltration.
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e0“SWC increased infiltration”
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SWC improved soil hydrological characteristics.
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e0“SWC increased infiltration and improved soil hydrological characteristics”
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Vegetation-based SWC lowered temperatures.
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e0“SWC, through vegetation techniques, played a role in lowering temperatures”
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Vegetation-based SWC increased humidity.
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e0“increasing humidity”
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Vegetation-based SWC reduced intensity levels.
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e0“reducing intensity levels”