Ethiopia faces serious threats in food production and rural livelihoods, mainly due to population growth and unsustainable use of natural resources. The general objective of the study was to examine the practices and challenges in integrated watershed management in the Gonji Kolela District of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Descriptive and inferential statistics such as the chi-square test, independent T test and binary logistic model were employed to present and analyze the collected data. Study results indicated that terracing, area enclosure, agro-forestry, and soil and stone bunds were major watershed management activities in the study area. In conclusion, law awareness of the participants in the management of watersheds, associated with top-down approaches, were found to be obstacles to the sustainable use of the technologies. The study suggested that soil and water conservation structures have to be carefully designed and constructed taking into account realities.

埃塞俄比亚在粮食生产和农村生计方面面临严重威胁，主要是由于人口增长和对自然资源的不可持续利用。该研究的总体目标是检查埃塞俄比亚阿姆哈拉地区 Gonji Kolela 区综合流域管理的做法和挑战。描述性和推理性统计，例如卡方检验、独立T测试和二元逻辑模型被用来呈现和分析收集到的数据。研究结果表明，梯田、圈地、农林业、土石堤是研究区主要的流域管理活动。总之，与自上而下的方法相关的流域管理参与者的法律意识被发现是可持续使用这些技术的障碍。研究表明，水土保持结构必须结合实际情况精心设计和建造。