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DTSTART:20240527T060000Z
DTEND:20240531T170000Z
SUMMARY:Joint Meeting of INSAS & SUSTAIN
DESCRIPTION:Salt-affected soils: threats and potentials Joint meeting of the International network of salt-affected soils (INSAS) and the COST Action on the sustainable use of salt-affected lands (SUSTAIN) 27-31 May\, 2024 Valencia\, Spain\\nAmong the diversity of the world’s soils\, salt-affected soils are a group that have a distinct specificity. Many are primary or naturally saline soils\, which range from mangroves\, marshes and coastal wetlands to inland salt flats and ancient sea beds\, all of which are home to unique ecosystems that are adapted to extreme salinity conditions. Their resilience makes a significant contribution to global biodiversity and offers a fascinating insight into life's capacity to adapt. Studying these environments not only enriches our understanding of nature\, but also promises to unlock the keys to adapt to future scenarios that are essential for maintaining crops in saline conditions and ensuring food security for the world's growing population.\\nYet\, as the world's population grows exponentially and living standards improve\, the pressure to convert once marginal land into fertile land is intensifying. This phenomenon is particularly pronounced in semi-arid and arid regions\, which rely heavily on irrigation for agricultural production and are scarce in fresh water resources. As a result\, secondary salinization – the gradual and human induced accumulation of salts in the soil – is a serious obstacle to agricultural production. The situation is set to worsen with the increasing effects of global warming and climate change\, forcing populations to abandon degraded areas and triggering migration.\\nTo address these issues and foster stronger connections between science\, policy\, and farmers\, the SUSTAIN COST Action will convene its first meeting in Valencia\, Spain\, jointly with the FAO International Network of Salt-Affected Soils (INSAS) (https://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/insas/). The meeting will be hosted by the University of Valencia.\\nThe joint meeting of INSAS and SUSTAIN will be held from the 27 to 31 May 2024. \\nThis 5-day meeting will include:\\n27 May\, 2024 – Workshop on salt-affected soils and their management\\n28 May\, 2024 – Technical sessions of INSAS and SUSTAIN\\n29 May\, 2024 – Trainings on salt-affected soils and halophytes\\n30 May\, 2024 – Field trip to the coastal marshlands (Las Moros and Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca) and water desalination factory\\n31 May\, 2024 – Field trip to the fotovoltaic plant\, inland salt playa under restoration (Laguna de Salinas\, Villena valley)\, gypsiferous soils high in NaCl under orchards (Villena valley)\, solar salt mining and salt-affected cotton fields (Santa Pola)\\nTentative agenda (coming soon)\\nLink for online registration (Day 1)\\nLink for online registration (Day 2 – coming soon)\\nLink for in-person registration (please remember to register via the e-cost system as well)\\nLink to the draft agenda\\nThe Scientific Committee will be accepting abstracts that will compete for oral and poster presentations during this event. The abstracts should be submitted in English\, maximum 3.000 characters (without spaces). For more information and submission\, please go to (coming soon).\\nTo participate in the technical sessions of SUSTAIN\, please get in touch with the leader of the Working Group that you are interested in. The description of the Working Groups’ focus and tasks is available here.\\nThe meeting will have both in-person and remote participation via Zoom. There is no registration fee\, but participants are responsible for their travel\, accommodation\, and field trip expenses.\\nOrganizing committee (in alphabetic order):\\nJorge Batlle-Sales\, University of Valencia\, Chair of INSAS\, Spain\\nNadia Bazihizina\, Università degli Studi di Firenze\, Italy\\nArtemi Cerda\, University of Valencia\, Spain\\nEleftheria Dalmaris\, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki\, Greece\\nMaria Konyushkova\, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations\, Italy\\nKatarzyna Negacz\, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam\, Vice-chair of INSAS\, Action chair of SUSTAIN\, Kingdom of the Netherlands\\nMeisam Rezaei\, Soil and Water Research Institute\, Vice-Chair of INSAS\, Iran\\nGerardo Stübing Martinez\, University of Valencia\, Spain\\nPim van Togeren\, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam\, Kingdom of the Netherlands\\nScientific Committee (in alphabetic order):\\nHenrik Per Aronsson\, University of Gothenburg\, Sweden\\nJorge Batlle-Sales\, University of Valencia\, Chair of INSAS\, Spain\\nNadia Bazihizina\, Università degli Studi di Firenze\, Italy\\nArtemi Cerda\, University of Valencia\, Spain\\nLuísa Custódio\, Centre of Marine Sciences\, Portugal\\nZenepe Dafku\, Agricultural University of Tirana\, Albania\\nSaskia Keesstra\, TERRAenVISION Foundation\, Kingdom of the Netherlands\\nMaria Konyushkova\, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations\, Italy\\nKatarzyna Negacz\, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam\, Vice-Chair of INSAS\, coordinator of COST-EU Action on Salinity\, Kingdom of the Netherlands\\nMichail Orfanoudakis\, Democritus University of Thrace\, Greece\\nJutta Papenbrock\, Leibniz Universität Hannover\, Germany\\nVítor João Pereira Domingues Martinho\, Instituto Politécnico de Viseu\, Portugal\\nJuan Bautista Peris Gisbert\, University of Valencia\, Spain\\nMeisam Rezaei\, Soil and Water Research Institute\, Vice-Chair of INSAS\, Iran\\n&nbsp\;		\\n			Outcomes of the event and COST report
LOCATION:Nicolaus Copernicus University\, Av. de Blasco Ibáñez\, 28\, El Pla del Real\, 46010\, Torun
URL:https://sustaincostaction.eu/event/joint-meeting-of-insas-sustain/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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