|
|
|
| Up One Level |
|
Topia!: Society: Issues: Warfare and Conflict: Weapons: Landmines (58)
See Also:
 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. Current news from icblmediareports e-zine.
Anti-Personnel Mines - Current Issues from the Arms Control and Non Proliferation report of the American Embassy, London. Halo Trust - British organization specialising in the removal of the debris of war, such as mine clearing. Ban Landmines in Princess Diana's Memory - Automatic online petition. 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 will join the Ottawa Convention. Adopt-A-Minefield - Raises funds in support of the United Nations effort to remove and raise awareness of landmines around the world. Guartel - Design, develop and manufacture metal and mine detectors used extensively by the military and police forces. Clear Landmines - Online activism to clear land mines via clicking the computer mouse. Provided by paid advertising to the Canadian Landmine Foundation. Physicians Against Land Mines - Nongovernmental organization whose mission is to end the death, dismemberment and disability caused by land mines. 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. Human Rights and Landmines - Landmines-101. Overview of types of mines and available resources. EOD Online - Provides explosive ordinance disposal operators, past and present, with information about the EOD scene world wide. 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. 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. Canadian Landmine Foundation - Work to eradicate anti-personnel landmines throughout the world and end the human and economic suffering caused by these mines. 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 - International Red Cross information on landmines. INCORE Guide to Internet Sources on Landmines - Directory of information on landmines. Banmines - Internet online petition to ban land mines worldwide. 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. 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. 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. International Mine Action Standards - Current standards in force for all UN mine action operations. Resources, links and technical notes. 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. Canada and the Land Mines Treaty Movement - A series of lessons that explore the media's role in the land mine treaty movement. 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. Landmines - Oneworld.net information guide. Lanmine Campaign - Childrens Rights Acrosss the world campaign on landmines. Information about the Nobel Peace Prize and the ICBL Committee. Landmines - Directory of sites from the Physicians for Human Rights. 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. Quantum Magnetics - InVision Technologies, Inc. - Tools for detection of anti-personnel and anti-tank land mines using a radio-frequency magnetic-field pulse at a frequency specific to individual explosive compounds. DeTeC - The Demining Technology Center - Part of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Humanitarian demining activities, technology, reference information and extensive link collection. 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. Landmines CDI Resources - Center for Defense Information resources on landmines and links to other landmine sites. 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. Land Mine Detection - Links and references to landmine detection and data. Mainly for sensors. 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. Demined Trust - A UK charity aimed at developing low-cost mine clearance machinery for the third-world. 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. Cambodia Mine Action Centre - Demining operations for the benefit of Cambodia people. Provides information and resources on projects. Landmine Bibliography from Lawrence Livermore National Lab - Bibliography of print and electronic sources of information on the worldwide landmine problem. 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. 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. Students Against Landmines - Provides online resources on landmines for students. 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. 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. HMD Response - UK based charity working around the world in de-mining operations. Provides information about projects, services sponsorship and volunteer opportunities. Ukrainian Mine Action InfoCentre - Provides information on campaign to ban landmines in Ukraine. 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. 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. 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. The Campaign to Ban Landmines - Human Rights Watch campaign information, activities and resources. 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). Demining Technologies Information - European Commission Joint Research demining information and support to civilian demining R and D. 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. Lightweight Land Mine Detector - Provides information on technology that can quickly and easily detect land mines using a Timed Neutron Detector. Mines Clearance International (MCI) - MCI provides qualified personnel for the management and instruction of selected local personnel in the clearance of landmines and other items of an explosive nature. Provides information on policy projects and donations. 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.
Additional categories:
|
|
||
| Landmines | |||
|