Developed from Phase I of the NDSP

• Dryland salinity is a major landuse issue in Australia and needs immediate action with regards its identification, prediction and management.
  
• Dryland salinity is a complex issue. In some instances it will not be feasible to control or reverse salinity problems and options need to be developed for living with salinity and managing saline landscapes productively.
  
• Every salinity situation or catchment is different in terms of hydrology, soil type, climate and landuse, and there is no single recipe for every situation.
  
• There is reliable information often available about 'best management practices' suitable within catchments for identifying, predicting and managing many dryland salinity problems.
  
• An integrated catchment management approach is needed to tackle dryland salinity problems, and this approach should rely on strong regional and industry networks and linkages.
  
• Dryland salinity is a natural resource issue that needs to be considered in context with other natural resource issues such as river health, riparian management, soil acidity, erosion, and vegetation decline.
  
• There needs to be both political and community participation in, and commitment to, preventing and managing dryland salinity.
  
• Income from areas already affected by dryland salinity can be improved by selecting appropriate management options.
  
• Arrangements for sharing investment costs between different stakeholders will be needed to ensure effective implementation of appropriate options for managing dryland salinity problems.
  
• The NDSP's role is to bring together researchers from different organisations and fields to develop tools for the prevention and management of dryland salinity problems.
  
• The NDSP involves a number of national, state and industry organisations working together to support ongoing R&D outcomes that deliver better solutions to the problems of dryland salinity.
  
• Research has not yet revealed the optimal solutions to all dryland salinity problems, but can already provide a wealth of knowledge to improve the sustainability of industries affected by salinity.