ENHANCING SUSTAINABLE CIDANAU WATERSHED MANAGEMENT (CWM): THE ROLE OF FARMERS IN THE PAYMENT FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (PES) MECHANISM
Journal: Water Conservation and Management (WCM)
Author: Moh. Sofyan Budiarto, Ida Widianingsih, Mahdani, Sulastri Isminingsih, Erti Nurfindarti, Athiyyah Faadhilah, Irma Zakiyah
Print ISSN : 2523-5664
Online ISSN : 2523-5672
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
Doi: 10.26480/wcm.03.2025.490.494
ABSTRACT
Sustainable Cidanau Watershed Management (CWM) is essential for maintaining ecosystem services and ensuring long-term water security in Banten Province. This study investigates farmers’ participation in the PES mechanism in the Cidanau watershed, and how their land-use decisions affect water quality and ecosystem services. Through a qualitative approach that combines field observations, interviews, and policy analysis, the challenges faced in CWM are examined. The findings reveal that the participation of farmers and farmer groups is critical in watershed governance for (CWM). Farmers and farmer groups participated in determining the price of PES compensation, enhancing and participating in the PES program, and actively monitoring and evaluating PES implementation initiatives. In the CWM mechanism, farmers and farmer groups interests are prioritized, and provided broader space for active and inclusive engagement in conserving the Cidanau watershed. Although participation models may vary across different watersheds, the inclusive participation model developed in the CWM is a potential reference for PES-based watershed governance.
| Pages | 490-494 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Volume | 9 |
