This article elaborates the importance and necessity of soil and water conservation monitoring in following aspects:the soil and water conservation monitoring is the important content of soil and water conservation task，is the significant responsibility that the laws and regulations of the soil and water conservation conferred, and is the basis of making macroscopic police decision in the prevention, supervision and governance of soil and water conservation. This article also analyses the current situation and existing problems of soil and water conservation monitoring, and puts forward some tentative ideas as follows: Firstly, to strengthen the leadership to set up target-related responsibility system in soil and water conservation monitoring. Secondly, to give great publicity to the importance of the soil and water conservation monitoring.Thirdly, to establish the unified supervision and management system of soil and water conservation monitoring to make a definite organization position and development orientation. Fourthly, to put the specific funds into effect to ensure the work of the soil and water conservation monitoring been smoothly carried out. Fifthly, further enhance the construction of the soil and water conservation monitoring capability. Sixthly, reinforce the supervision and management of the data of soil and water conservation monitoring.