Home gives an introduction to the landmine issue as well as links to this page and to the MAIC home. Write something here about how MAIC home page is the perfect resource for advanced information regarding landmine situation.
Landmines 101 uses a question-and-answer format to introduce you to the various aspects of the landmine problem. The index below allows you to learn about such topics such as: Who are injured by landmines? How do deminers find landmines? How has the international community responded to the threat of landmines? Landmines 101 also contains a useful glossary of terms and information on how you can get involved.
The Educator's Corner lists additional sources of information on landmines for those who want to learn more and for those who want to teach others about this serious global problem.
This webpage also contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions or FAQs developed by the MAIC based on it's 10 years of experience as an information clearinghouse for mine action.
You also will find a list of related sites. This list contains links to the principle international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and governmental agencies involved in mine action.
- Introduction
- Landmine Surveys
- Detection and Clearance
- Why is it so difficult to identify a minefield?
- How do deminers find landmines?
- In a country littered with landmines, how do you know where to start?
- Why not use machines to make demining faster and safer?
- How does the environment affect landmine clearance?
- How do you prepare the ground for demining?
- What’s all this I hear about dogs?
- What is it like to be a deminer?
- Why is it so difficult to identify a minefield?
- Research and Development
- Why is research and development so important to the field of mine action?
- What improvements have been made to the metal detector?
- What is the potential for using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to detect landmines?
- How is infrared technology being used to detect landmines?
- What kind of research is being done using plants in detecting landmines?
- What is Remote Explosive Scent Tracing?
- Other than dogs, are there other animals that might be used for locating landmines?
- How can bees be used to detect landmines?
- How can bacteria detect landmines?
- Besides the metal detector, are there other promising mechanical devices that might aid detection and clearance?
- Why is research and development so important to the field of mine action?
- Survivor Assistance
- What’s the difference between a landmine "victim" and a "survivor"?
- What is meant by survivor assistance?
- What is involved in prosthetic rehabilitation?
- I’m healed...now what?
- What kind of special economic hardships face landmine survivors?
- What is the ultimate goal of landmine survivor assistance?
- What can organizations do to help landmine survivors?
- What factors contribute most to the success of survivor assistance programs?
- What’s the difference between a landmine "victim" and a "survivor"?
- Mine Risk Education
- Who is injured by landmines?
- What is mine risk education (MRE)?
- How do you change people’s behavior?
- Why is MRE important to mine action?
- How do educators determine the best way to reach a given group of people?
- What communication approaches are used in MRE?
- Who does MRE?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of traditional classroom-style instruction?
- What is the best way to engage people in MRE?
- What messages are used in MRE programs?
- Who is injured by landmines?
- International Diplomacy
- Milestones
- Bringing It All Together
- Mine action: Where are we today?
- How does demining technology figure into the mine action equation?
- How are effective national programs established?
- How is mine action a precursor to social development?
- How have program integration and coordination affected mine action?
- What is the potential for mine action in the future?
- What is needed for mine action programs to be successful?
- Why is it important to talk of the landmine problem in terms of impact rather than numbers?
- Mine action: Where are we today?
- A Call to Action
- Glossary
- Authors