IMAS: An Overview of New and Amended Standards By Abigail Hartley [ United Nations Mine Action Service ], Lionel Pechera, and Sasha Logie [ Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining ]

A summary of the most recent IMAS publications to enable mine action organizations and authorities to stay up to date with the latest IMAS developments.

Mine Action and Food Security: The Complexities of Clearing Ukraine’s Agricultural Lands By Markus Schindler and Anthony Connell [ Fondation suisse de déminage, FSD ]

Over the past decade, peace has eluded Ukraine and organizations such as Fondation suisse de déminage are working in Ukraine to clear these hazardous remnants of war and mitigate their impact on Ukraine's people.

Mine Mark Digital EORE: Being Innovative as a Small NGO in the Mine Action Sector By Nils Hegel and Jonathan Walsh [ Mine Mark Foundation ]

Children account for approximately one-third of all civilian casualties caused by unexploded ordnance, the Mine Mark Foundation outlines the promising potential for digital EORE.

Environmental Mainstreaming in Mine Action: A Case Study of Moving Beyond “Do No Harm” By Emily Chrystie [ The HALO Trust ]

The "do no harm approach" is well suited to mitigation of direct impacts of mine action activities and should continue to be applied, but it's necessary to understand it as a single component within a broader framework.

Mine Action and South-South Cooperation: Case of JICA and CMAC By Hayashi Ontoku Akihito [ Japan International Cooperation Agency ]

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Cambodia Mine Action Centre (CMAC) have been at the forefront of expanding South-South and global cooperation by leveraging CMAC's extensive experience and expertise.

How UAV Lidar Imaging Can Locate and Map Minefield Features: Cuito Cuanavale, Angola By Katherine James [ The HALO Trust ], Gert Riemersma [ Routescene ], and Pedro Pacheco [ The HALO Trust ]

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) mounted light detection and ranging (Lidar) mapping systems used for the detection and mapping of minefields in vegetated areas around Cuito Cuanavale, Angola.

Land-Grabbing, Tribal Conflict, and Settler-Nomad Disputes: Land Rights in Mine Action By Nicholas Ross [ Social Policy Group ]

Mine action creates multi-dimensional positive humanitarian and development impacts, clearance of explosive ordnance (EO) and land release can lead to competition, contestation, and potential conflict over that land.

Computer Vision Detection of Explosive Ordnance: A High-Performance 9N235/9N210 Cluster Submunition Detector By Adam Harvey [ VFRAME.io ] and Emile LeBrun [ Tech 4 Tracing ]

Computer vision—a type of artificial intelligence that enables computers and systems to derive meaningful information from digital images, videos, and other visual inputs, and take actions or make recommendations