Watershed management approach in soil and water conservation

• Watershed approach is a decision-making process that reflects a common strategy for information collection and analysis.
• It also helps in understanding of the roles, priorities and responsibilities of all stakeholder within a watershed.
• Watersheds are readily identifiable landscape units with readily identifiable boundaries that integrate terrestrial, aquatic and geologic features.
• It thoroughly considers the intimate relationship between upstream and down-stream.
• Watershed management approach can reduce the impact of upstream activities on downstream resources and environment.
• It simplifies and streamlines the workload by performing many tasks such as monitoring, modeling, issuing permits, or reporting.