Focus

• U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development Program Provides "Reach-In" Technology by Christopher Wanner
• The GICHD Regional Support Centre: An Approach to Regional Information Management by Simon Berger and Alan Arnold
• MARMINCA's Experience: Coordinating Humanitarian Demining by Colonel Luis Felipe Ramos Gonzalez
• Beyond Mine Removal by Juan Carlos Ruan
• From Minefields to Orange Groves by Roberto Fonseca
• Missed Opportunities: The Need for Landmine Survivor Rehabilitation in Rural Areas by Stephen Meyers
• Unsung Heroes in Latin America by Jennette Townsend
• Colombia: Mine Action and Armed Conflict by Eric Filippino
• From Desperation to Self-Confidence: An Interview With Landmine Survivor Mr. Francisco Peralta by Juan Carlos Ruan
• Comprehensive Action Against Landmines in Ecuador by Guillermo E. Leal
• The Process of Demining and Destroying UXO in Guatemala by Guillermo Pacheco
• Community-Based Rehabilitation Program Design and Implementation in Central America by Michael Lundquist
• An Interview With Mine Awareness Expert Mr. Porfirio Gomez by Juan Carlos Ruan (online only)
• The Landmine Victim Assistance Component Implemented by the OAS in Nicaragua by Carlos Orozco (online only)

Notes From the Field

• An Interview With Dr. Jim Gollogly of ROSEcharities, Cambodia by Jennette Townsend
• Landmine and UXO Safety: The “Duty of Care” by Sebastian Kasack and Joanne Durham
• A Civilian-Military Relationship: VVAF Support to HDTC by Joseph M. Donahue and Rodney A. Robideau
• Public-Private Partnerships Paving the Way for Success in Sri Lanka by Margaret S. Busé and Kevin Dansereau
• Dear Mr. President...: Landmines All Over the World are Tearing Lives Apart by Saiann Films
• Operation Emirates Solidarity: An International Model and Mine Clearance Success Story by Chris Clark
• Red Rocks and Green Grapes by Jed Harris
• Turkey Moves Forward to Demine Upper Mesopotamia by Ali M. Koknar
• International Mine Action Standards: Some Frequently Asked Questions and Answers by Phil Bean (online only)
• The National Demining Office in Lebanon, 1998–2004 by Brigadier-General George Massaad and Brigadier-General Salim Raad, et al. (online only)
• Geneva Diary: Report from the GICHD by Ian Mansfield (online only)

Features

• Mine Risk Education in Kawthoolei Liberated Area: An Experiment in Creating a Program of MRE in a Non-State-Controlled Area of Burma/Myanmar by Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan
• Non-State Actors in Nepal by Ellie Loveman
• NSAs in Africa: The Call to Action by Christopher Hooper
• Non-State Actors in Sri Lanka by Ellie Loveman
• Engaging Non-State Actors in the Fight Against Landmines: A Key to Negotiating Peace in Colombia by Elisabeth Reusse-Decrey
• Non-State Actors in the Philippines by Ellie Loveman
• Non-State Actors in Colombia, Guatemala and Nicaragua by Sarah Sensamaust (online only)

Profiles

(complied by MAIC staff from Landmine Monitor reports and news articles)

• Argentina
• Chile
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Falkland Islands
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Nicaragua
• Peru

Research and Development

• ITEP Test Trials for Detection Reliability Assessment of Metal Detectors by Christina Mueller, et al.
• Data Fusion for Mine Action Decision Support by Aldo Benini and Charles Conley
• Fusing Aerial Multispectral Imagery and High-Resolution Photography by M. Bajic
• Optimising the Use of REST for Mine Detection by Ian G. McLean and Rebecca J. Sargisson
• Machines Can Get the Job Done Faster by A. Griffiths

Notes From Quito

• Working Towards a "Mine-Free" Hemisphere by Suzanne L. Fiederlein