This category is for issues around the use of landmines in the world, including sites concerning working for a global ban on landmines, and humanitarian demining and other work being done....
This page was last updated on September 2nd, 2008
This page was last updated on September 2nd, 2008
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International Campaign to Ban Landmines: Iraq
Find information and links on the landmine problem in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan, including recent press statements, media contacts and campaigning ideas.
Ban Landmines in Princess Diana's Memory
Automatic online petition.
United States Campaign to Ban Landmines
Affiliate of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Mission to urge the US President and congress to join the Mine Ban Treaty and to support legislation that promotes victim assistance and demining.
Students Against Landmines
Provides online resources on landmines for students.
Landmine Monitor
Civil society based reporting network for monitoring nations' compliance with the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty and other aspects of the global landmine crisis. Provides reports, database resources, fact sheets and contact information.
Anti-Personnel Mines
Current Issues from the Arms Control and Non Proliferation report of the American Embassy, London.
Safelane/Passage
Learn about the efforts by the Canadian government to ban the use of landmines. Also includes status reports on the Ottawa Treaty, FAQs and links.
Adopt-A-Minefield
Raises awareness and funds to clear landmines and rehabilitate landmine survivors. Landmine facts, calls for proposals, achievements, and resources for action.
Clear Landmines
Online activism to clear land mines via clicking the computer mouse. Provided by paid advertising to the Canadian Landmine Foundation.
Manitoba Campaign to Ban Landmines
Canada's first provincial campaign to ban landmines. Act locally to support the global campaign to ban landmines. Provides information, events and links.
Canadian Association for Mine and Explosive Ordnance Security (CAMEO Security).
A charitable society providing land mine clearance and explosive ordnance disposal services. Covers history of land mines, their destructive capabilities, and programs carried out.
Land Mines and Demining in the 20th Century
Bibliography prepared by Dudley Knox Library in support of International Symposium on Technology and the Mine Problem, Naval Postgraduate School.
Mine Action Information Center at James Maidson University
Clearinghouse for information and resources regarding international humanitarian demining efforts and mine action issues. News. links and resources.
Dealing With Hidden Dangers
Article and photography on the work of the HALO Trust and ICRC in responding the danger of landmines and UXO in Nagorno Karabagh.
EOD Online
Provides explosive ordinance disposal operators, past and present, with information about the EOD scene world wide.
Azerbaijan Mine Action Program
Anama is a joint project of the Government of Azerbaijan and the United nations to free the country of the thread of mines and UXOs. Provides achievements, donor list, work plan and scope of the problem.
Guartel
Design, develop and manufacture metal and mine detectors used extensively by the military and police forces.
Physicians Against Land Mines
Nongovernmental organization whose mission is to end the death, dismemberment and disability caused by land mines.
Landmine Bibliography from Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Bibliography of print and electronic sources of information on the worldwide landmine problem.
Demining Technologies Information
European Commission Joint Research demining information and support to civilian demining R and D.
Lightweight Land Mine Detector
Provides information on technology that can quickly and easily detect land mines using a Timed Neutron Detector.
Landmine Survivors Network
Created by landmine survivors to help the hundreds of thousands of civilian landmine victims, and to prevent new ones from ever joining their ranks.
Canada and the Land Mines Treaty Movement
A series of lessons that explore the media's role in the land mine treaty movement.
Landmines: MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
A world-leading mine clearance agency, MAG trains local communities to get rid of mines and unexploded ordnance and helps rebuild futures for conflict-affected peoples
Canadian Centre for Mine Action Technologies
CCMAT works on research and development of low cost, sustainable technologies for mine detection, mine neutralization, personal protection and victim assistance. Provides news and resources.
Landmines - Exploring The Hidden Crisis
Free download of teaching resources developed by the Center for Teaching International Relations at the University of Denver and the US Department of State to teach students in K-12 about the global landmine crisis.
Humanitarian Elimination of Landmines Project (HELP)
Information on the threat of landmines and an inexpensive solution to clearing fields.
Horizon The Demining People
An Indian NGO committed to Post Conflict Environment Management including demining. Provides activities, plans and contact information.
Vietnam Veterans of America Land Mine Campaign
Operates post-conflict rehabilitation clinics and landmine awareness programs around-the-world. Conducts mine impact surveys in landmine-affected nations. Educates the public on the worldwide landmine problem, and works to ensure that the US government w
Landmines Blow
A non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the global landmine crisis through education and fundraising.
Landmines
Directory of sites from the Physicians for Human Rights.
Halo Trust
British organization specialising in the removal of the debris of war, such as mine clearing.
United Nations Mine Action Centre
Information gateway developed to support both the planning and coordination of global mine action efforts. Resources, projects, news awareness and contact information.
INCORE Guide to Internet Sources on Landmines
Directory of information on landmines.
People against Landmines
Humanitarian mine clearance organization dedicated to re-establishing the infrastructure of dangerous regions in post war scenarios. Provides information on projects, profile, faq and techniques used.
Norwegian People's Aid - Mine Action Programme in Croatia
NGO that is primarily focused on conducting general survey, technical survey, mine clearance operations and mine risk education in Croatia. Provides description of program.
Landmines CDI Resources
Center for Defense Information resources on landmines and links to other landmine sites.
DeTeC - The Demining Technology Center
Part of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Humanitarian demining activities, technology, reference information and extensive link collection.
Ukrainian Mine Action InfoCentre
Provides information on campaign to ban landmines in Ukraine.
Mines Action Canada
Canadian organization affiliated with the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Provides map of the world showing land mine country specific information. Provides reports, resolutions and other documentation.
International Mine Action Standards
Current UNMAS standards in force for all UN mine action operations. Resources, links and technical notes.
Landmine Clearance International
LCI is a non-profit organization that promotes permanent solutions to the economic, environmental, and societal problems caused by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
International Students Against Landmines
ISAL aims to unite students from all over the world to raise money to adopt a minefield from the United Nations. Provide brochure on land mine awareness. Project of Atlanta International School (AIS).
Lanmine Campaign
Childrens Rights Acrosss the world campaign on landmines. Information about the Nobel Peace Prize and the ICBL Committee.
Landmine Expedition 2001
Chronicles the overland adventure from England to China of an expedition to raise awareness of the problems of landmines worldwide.
Demining Research at the University of Western Australia
Support humanitarian demining efforts with research into the needs of deminers working in countries such as Afghanistan and Cambodia, and to develop practical innovations which can improve effectiveness and safety.
MgM - Menschen gegen Minen - People against Landmines
Humanitarian Foundation of People Against Landmines. A German charity actively demining in Southern Africa and developing safe methods of area clearance. Provides news, MgM profiles, projects and resources.
How Landmines Work
Provides a photographic tour of the different types of landmines, their basic operation and the techniques used to clear mine fields.
Landmines, Lies, and Other Phenomena
U.S. Naval Institute views on landmine used for the purpose of defense. In trying to save innocent victims around the world, activists have forgotten the American infantryman.
Human Rights and Landmines
Landmines-101. Overview of types of mines and available resources.
Landmine Action
UK organisation working to eliminate landmines and other unexploded ordnance. Provides training, research, and advocacy. Information on cluster bombs, news, donations and resources.
Demined Trust
A UK charity aimed at developing low-cost mine clearance machinery for the third-world.
Roots of Peace
A non-profit organization aiming to remove landmines and return land to agriculture. Its first efforts have focused on exchanging mines for vines. Aims, achievements, history.
Canadian Landmine Foundation
Work to eradicate anti-personnel landmines throughout the world and end the human and economic suffering caused by these mines.
Land Mine Detection
Links and references to landmine detection and data. Mainly for sensors.
Night Of A Thousand Dinners
Promote the night of November 30 for hosting a dinner to generate the resources to remove landmines from the farms, fields, and forests of the world's war ravaged countries. Provides sponsorship information and dinner ideas.
International Campaign to Ban Landmines
ICBL is a network of more than 1200 non-governmental organizations in 60 countries, working for a global ban on landmines. Co-laureate of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize. Provides campaign status, events, newsletter and current news including Nairobi Summit.
Cambodia Mine Action Centre
Demining operations for the benefit of Cambodia people. Provides information and resources on projects.
The Campaign to Ban Landmines
Human Rights Watch campaign information, activities and resources.
Find information and links on the landmine problem in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan, including recent press statements, media contacts and campaigning ideas.
Automatic online petition.
Affiliate of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Mission to urge the US President and congress to join the Mine Ban Treaty and to support legislation that promotes victim assistance and demining.
Provides online resources on landmines for students.
Civil society based reporting network for monitoring nations' compliance with the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty and other aspects of the global landmine crisis. Provides reports, database resources, fact sheets and contact information.
Current Issues from the Arms Control and Non Proliferation report of the American Embassy, London.
Learn about the efforts by the Canadian government to ban the use of landmines. Also includes status reports on the Ottawa Treaty, FAQs and links.
Raises awareness and funds to clear landmines and rehabilitate landmine survivors. Landmine facts, calls for proposals, achievements, and resources for action.
Online activism to clear land mines via clicking the computer mouse. Provided by paid advertising to the Canadian Landmine Foundation.
Canada's first provincial campaign to ban landmines. Act locally to support the global campaign to ban landmines. Provides information, events and links.
A charitable society providing land mine clearance and explosive ordnance disposal services. Covers history of land mines, their destructive capabilities, and programs carried out.
Bibliography prepared by Dudley Knox Library in support of International Symposium on Technology and the Mine Problem, Naval Postgraduate School.
Clearinghouse for information and resources regarding international humanitarian demining efforts and mine action issues. News. links and resources.
Article and photography on the work of the HALO Trust and ICRC in responding the danger of landmines and UXO in Nagorno Karabagh.
Provides explosive ordinance disposal operators, past and present, with information about the EOD scene world wide.
Anama is a joint project of the Government of Azerbaijan and the United nations to free the country of the thread of mines and UXOs. Provides achievements, donor list, work plan and scope of the problem.
Design, develop and manufacture metal and mine detectors used extensively by the military and police forces.
Nongovernmental organization whose mission is to end the death, dismemberment and disability caused by land mines.
Bibliography of print and electronic sources of information on the worldwide landmine problem.
European Commission Joint Research demining information and support to civilian demining R and D.
Provides information on technology that can quickly and easily detect land mines using a Timed Neutron Detector.
Created by landmine survivors to help the hundreds of thousands of civilian landmine victims, and to prevent new ones from ever joining their ranks.
Canada and the Land Mines Treaty MovementA series of lessons that explore the media's role in the land mine treaty movement.
A world-leading mine clearance agency, MAG trains local communities to get rid of mines and unexploded ordnance and helps rebuild futures for conflict-affected peoples
CCMAT works on research and development of low cost, sustainable technologies for mine detection, mine neutralization, personal protection and victim assistance. Provides news and resources.
Free download of teaching resources developed by the Center for Teaching International Relations at the University of Denver and the US Department of State to teach students in K-12 about the global landmine crisis.
Information on the threat of landmines and an inexpensive solution to clearing fields.
An Indian NGO committed to Post Conflict Environment Management including demining. Provides activities, plans and contact information.
Operates post-conflict rehabilitation clinics and landmine awareness programs around-the-world. Conducts mine impact surveys in landmine-affected nations. Educates the public on the worldwide landmine problem, and works to ensure that the US government w
A non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the global landmine crisis through education and fundraising.
Directory of sites from the Physicians for Human Rights.
British organization specialising in the removal of the debris of war, such as mine clearing.
Information gateway developed to support both the planning and coordination of global mine action efforts. Resources, projects, news awareness and contact information.
Directory of information on landmines.
Humanitarian mine clearance organization dedicated to re-establishing the infrastructure of dangerous regions in post war scenarios. Provides information on projects, profile, faq and techniques used.
NGO that is primarily focused on conducting general survey, technical survey, mine clearance operations and mine risk education in Croatia. Provides description of program.
Center for Defense Information resources on landmines and links to other landmine sites.
Part of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Humanitarian demining activities, technology, reference information and extensive link collection.
Provides information on campaign to ban landmines in Ukraine.
Canadian organization affiliated with the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Provides map of the world showing land mine country specific information. Provides reports, resolutions and other documentation.
Current UNMAS standards in force for all UN mine action operations. Resources, links and technical notes.
LCI is a non-profit organization that promotes permanent solutions to the economic, environmental, and societal problems caused by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
ISAL aims to unite students from all over the world to raise money to adopt a minefield from the United Nations. Provide brochure on land mine awareness. Project of Atlanta International School (AIS).
Childrens Rights Acrosss the world campaign on landmines. Information about the Nobel Peace Prize and the ICBL Committee.
Chronicles the overland adventure from England to China of an expedition to raise awareness of the problems of landmines worldwide.
Support humanitarian demining efforts with research into the needs of deminers working in countries such as Afghanistan and Cambodia, and to develop practical innovations which can improve effectiveness and safety.
Humanitarian Foundation of People Against Landmines. A German charity actively demining in Southern Africa and developing safe methods of area clearance. Provides news, MgM profiles, projects and resources.
Provides a photographic tour of the different types of landmines, their basic operation and the techniques used to clear mine fields.
U.S. Naval Institute views on landmine used for the purpose of defense. In trying to save innocent victims around the world, activists have forgotten the American infantryman.
Landmines-101. Overview of types of mines and available resources.
UK organisation working to eliminate landmines and other unexploded ordnance. Provides training, research, and advocacy. Information on cluster bombs, news, donations and resources.
A UK charity aimed at developing low-cost mine clearance machinery for the third-world.
A non-profit organization aiming to remove landmines and return land to agriculture. Its first efforts have focused on exchanging mines for vines. Aims, achievements, history.
Work to eradicate anti-personnel landmines throughout the world and end the human and economic suffering caused by these mines.
Links and references to landmine detection and data. Mainly for sensors.
Promote the night of November 30 for hosting a dinner to generate the resources to remove landmines from the farms, fields, and forests of the world's war ravaged countries. Provides sponsorship information and dinner ideas.
ICBL is a network of more than 1200 non-governmental organizations in 60 countries, working for a global ban on landmines. Co-laureate of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize. Provides campaign status, events, newsletter and current news including Nairobi Summit.
Demining operations for the benefit of Cambodia people. Provides information and resources on projects.
Human Rights Watch campaign information, activities and resources.
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