“…Narendra, Siregar, Dharmawan, Sukmana, Pratiwi, Pramono, Basuki, Nugroho, Supangat, Purwanto, Setiawan, Nandini, Ulya, Arifanti, and Yuwati [4] state that community participation is the key to success in soil and water conservation practices. Several points related to the importance of community participation in soil and water conservation need to be considered: (1) the government and private community, religious, traditional, youth, female, and other figures can raise public awareness to actively participate in various programs [82]; (2) the implementation of soil and water conservation needs to be carried out based on local wisdom to ensure sustainability [83]; (3) community participation can increase with innovative programs that can improve the community's economy [84]; and (4) community capacity building is positively correlated with program sustainability [85]. In 2022, the Directorate of Soil and Water Conservation applied mechanical techniques by constructing 2985 units of soil and water conservation buildings consisting of 983 units of retaining dams and 2002 units of gully plugs, as well as vegetative techniques by holders of the Forest Land Use Agreements (PPKH) covering an area of 18,498.36 Ha.…”