The Near East-North Africa (NENA) Soil Partnership will bring together representatives from NENA national soil institutions to help advance the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) in the region. The conference aims to: take stock of the status, needs and priorities for promoting sustainable soil management in the NENA region; institutionalize the NENA Soil Partnership by establishing its secretariat and a steering committee; present the results and gaps of Phase I of the NENA Soil Information System; and define a roadmap for implementing the Partnership.  

dates: 17-19 June 2014   location: Amman, Jordan   contact: FAO   www: http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/news-events-archive/gsp-events/detail/en/c/232524/