The Brantas Sampean Watershed Coordination Forum held an important meeting at the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Brawijaya. The activity, which was held on Tuesday (8/10/2024), discussed the management of Brantas Sampean Watershed.
This presentation provides an important overview of the holistic approach to natural resource management, especially those related to watershed sustainability.
Lecturer from the Department of Soil, Prof. Didik Suprayogo, who serves as Deputy Chair I of the Brantas Sampean Watershed Coordination Forum, delivered a presentation entitled “Integration of Smart Farm Concept for Sustainable Land and Forest Management in Watersheds.”
In his presentation, Prof. Didik emphasized the importance of implementing smart technology in efficient, environmentally friendly, and sustainable land management to increase productivity while maintaining the watershed ecosystem.
According to Prof. Didik, smart technology plays an important role in increasing the efficiency and accuracy of sustainable land and forest management, especially to ensure the health of Watersheds (DAS) in the digital era.
“By utilizing sophisticated sensors, drones, satellite imagery, and data-based management platforms, monitoring of forest, land, and water flow conditions can be done in real-time, allowing early detection of environmental degradation and faster and more precise decision-making,” said Prof. Didik.
In addition, sustainable land and forest management audits are crucial to assess the effectiveness of management practices, identify risks, and ensure that watershed conservation and rehabilitation activities are carried out in accordance with optimal sustainability standards to protect the function of the watershed ecosystem from the threat of climate change and destructive human activities.
Ari Sulistyo, S.Hut., MT., M.Sc., a representative from BPDAS Brantas Sampean, also gave a presentation on the topic “Forest and Land Rehabilitation Technology in Improving Watershed Ecosystems.
He explained various current technologies in the rehabilitation of damaged land, as well as strategic efforts to restore the Brantas Sampean watershed ecosystem to be healthier and more sustainable.
The meeting was moderated by Antok Bintang Nugroho, S.Hut., M.M., Head of the Forest and Land Rehabilitation Section of the East Java Provincial Forestry Service, who guided the discussion on current issues in the management of the Brantas Sampean Watershed and efforts to find effective solutions which ensured the discussion ran smoothly and participatory.
This activity was coordinated by Istika Nita, S.P., M.P., Head of the Soil Physics Laboratory, Department of Soil, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Brawijaya, who played an important role in organizing the event.
This meeting is expected to strengthen the synergy between stakeholders in managing the Brantas Sampean Watershed in an integrated and sustainable manner, as well as encourage the implementation of modern technology in efforts to conserve and rehabilitate natural resources.
The event initiated by the Forestry Service, East Java Provincial Government was attended by various parties, including representatives from the East Java Provincial Government, Forestry Service Branches throughout East Java, East Java BBKSDA, Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Brantas River Basin Center, Brantas Sampean BPDAS, Perum Jasa Tirta I, UPT Tahura R. Soerja, private companies, NGOs, academics, community leaders, and environmentalists.
The meeting began with a welcoming speech and opening, then continued with a presentation from the Chairperson of Brantas Sampean Watershed Coordination Forum with the theme “Watershed Management-Based Natural Resource Management.”
[UB PR/ Trans. Iir]
