All 8 of #APOPO Angola's mine detection rats passed national accreditation and are cleared to work on minefields again. Two #ANAM officials seeing them for the first time, were impressed by how fast they search compared with manual deminers.

#MineAction #Demining #HeroRATs

#APOPO Azerbaijan’s Mine Detection Rat team has had its accreditation renewed by ANAMA. 🇦🇿

All 11 rats and 6 handlers passed and are now deployed near Khanabad village in Karabakh, helping clear landmines and explosive remnants of war.

#HeroRATs #MineAction

#APOPO joined the Mine Action Innovation Technical Group meeting in Belgrade, hosted by GICHD. Our Innovation Lead joined partners in the sector in sharing ideas on new tech for safer, more efficient #MineAction, including a visit to the Serbian Mine Action Centre. #Innovation

The Only Way Out shines a light on the #dangers that remain long after the fighting has stopped and why humanitarian #MineAction is essential to making affected communities #safe again.

Learn more about the campaign #ClearTheWay: fsd.ch/en/the-only-...

"Our aim is to make #MineAction the first stage of #reconstruction, not a separate job," explained Angela De Santis, FSD Deputy Head of Operations, during the 'Survey and Clearance in Urban Areas – Case Studies' panel at @thegichd.bsky.social #Innovation Session.

📷: © GICHD/Antoine Tardy

This is part of a joint @fao.org and @wfp.org #MineAction initiative to support #Ukrainian farmers in frontline regions.

A second visit took place in a presentation format for representatives from @bmeia.gv.at and the Austrian Development Agency.

During the meeting, FSD presented the progress of #MineAction activities of the project, highlighting key #achievements and current results.

Clearing landmines saves lives. But what happens afterwards? In #Ukraine, demining is also about restoring soils, forests, farmland and livelihoods. And deciding which landscapes recover first.

Removing mines makes land safe. Good governance gives it a future.

#MineAction #LandRestoration

A new study on #mineaction in #Ukraine finds that "sustainable recovery depends on integrating mine action governance, environmental assessment and remediation, land-use planning, and long-term soil and ecosystem monitoring into a coherent recovery process." link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The Only Way Out shines a light on this hidden reality and the importance of humanitarian #MineAction.

Learn more about the campaign #ClearTheWay: fsd.ch/en/the-only-...

"This land is our life — and without it, we have nothing."

For years, farmer Bros worked his fields knowing landmines were buried beneath the ground. His family depended on the land, so avoiding it was never an option.

Read his story: https://bit.ly/4cMyGR5

#APOPO #MineAction #ImpactStories

🐕 #MineDetectionDogs play an important role in humanitarian #MineAction. They support technical survey and clearance activities by identifying contaminated areas.

When conditions allow, #dogs can search large areas #faster than the time needed for survey or manual clearance.

🇦🇴 APOPO Angola welcomed a joint ANAM and GICHD delegation to our Elevação do Catala task in Amboiva, Cuanza Sul, for field discussions on Non-Technical Survey, Technical Survey and Information Management.

#APOPO #MineAction #Angola #GICHD #ANAM

This is just one of many reasons why we are proud of our long-standing partnership with our good friends @npaid.bsky.social 💚

www.npaid.org/mine-action-... #MineAction #EDI #DEI