7: Landmine Removal
Create more efficient landmine removal programs Other Information:
Fund global organizations that are developing efficient strategies for landmine detection and removal. Landmines remain a
significant global problem. There are an estimated 110 million landmines still active in 70 countries; they have been blamed
for over 5,000 casualties annually, ~70% of which are civilians, and nearly half of those are children.* Effective new landmine-removal
programs offer a wide range of societal benefits beyond the obvious development of mine-free areas, including the repatriation
of refugees and better distribution of emergency aid. Numerous suggestions for this topic include robotic, human and animal-facilitated
detection strategies. *www.icbl.org
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