You are kindly invited to join the International Network on Salt-Affected Soils which was established under the framework of the Global Soil Partnership, UN Food and Agriculture Organization.

The International Network of Salt-Affected Soils’ (INSAS) vision is to facilitate the sustainable and productive use of salt-affected soils for current and future generations.

The work of INSAS will be carried out in four main directions:

(i) SAS&Assessment: Mapping, assessing and monitoring of salt-affected soils;

(ii) SAS&SSM: Sustainable management of salt-affected soils;

(iii) SAS&Crops: Biosaline agriculture;

(iv) SAS&Water: Integrated soil and water management under saline/sodic conditions.

The expected areas of the joint work are on the Global Assessment of the Status of Salt-Affected Soils, the Manual on Sustainable Management of Salt-Affected Soils, the development of the Standard Operating Procedures for the analysis of salt-affected soils, the Sustainable Water Management in Saline Environments and others.

The first meeting of INSAS will be held virtually on April 14-15, 2021, 1.30 – 3.30 pm CEST, the announcement is here:

http://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/resources/events/detail/en/c/1379517/

During this meeting the working groups on each topic will be formed, the chair and WGs leaders will be elected, and the work plan of INSAS discussed and approved.

In order to become the member of INSAS, please register using this link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdR9zhCOkjDlScM3F2t0lB4Dx-mLHVrQgjc-3STQfv9B9Iifg/viewform?gxids=7628