We are pleased to announce that the second INSOP annual meeting will be held virtually from 26 to 28 November 2024.

The overall goal of this 3-day session is to review the progress done by the network, discuss and agree on the activities to be prioritized for 2025, launch the peer-review process on the FAO Technical Guidelines on Soil Pollution Assessment, Mapping, Monitoring, and Risk Communication and strengthen the cooperation between INSOP members. Several guest speakers have been invited on the second day to discuss and bring attention to the following topics:

• Mapping arsenic in the European topsoils using LUCAS;
• How to communicate soil pollution to the general public;
• Military-impacted areas and dioxins pollution in Viet Nam and South America;
• Microplastic and how to detect it in the soil; and
• New soil pollution emerging tool and the threshold values for soil contaminants.

Furthermore, in the next session, the INSOP Chair and the Vice-Chair will be re-elected. If you are interested in becoming a Chair or Vice-Chair, please send us your CV for consideration. During the meeting, candidates will have 3-5 minutes to talk about their experience and motivation on why they want to be the Chair/Vice-Chair. This will be followed by a vote of the members. For more information on the tasks to be performed by the leader, please refer to the terms of reference which can be found here.

Send your CV to: [email protected]

Useful links:

• PRESENTATIONS
• AGENDA