Studies, report and country/region reports specific to landmines, UXO, IEDs – anything explosive and leftover.
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Submissions from 2023
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
When a Safety Measure Becomes a Risk Accelerant: Removing the Option to Blast-in-Place When Clearing Explosive Remnants of War, Lieutenant Colonel Geir P. Novik
IMAS Levels of EOD & IEDD Qualifications, Drew Prater
Mine Action in Support of Yemen's Peace Process, Josh Ridley
To Walk the Earth in Safety (FY2022), U.S. Department of State
The Road Ahead: Clearance Toward Sustainability in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sean Sutton
Submissions from 2022
Explosive Weapons Use and the Environmental Consequences: Mapping Environmental Incidents in Ukraine, Linsey Cottrell; Eoghan Darbyshire, PhD; and Kristin Holme Obrestad
Clear then Grow: Integrating Mine Action with Food Security in Northeast Syria, Katarina Cvikl Balić
A Brief History of Mine Detection Dogs, Roly Evans
How Can Mine Action Improve the Management of Free from Explosive (FFE) Items?, Roly Evans
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction, Issue 25.3, CISR JMU
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction, CISR JOURNAL
Open-Source Research and Mapping of Explosive Ordnance Contamination in Ukraine, Andro Mathewson
To Walk the Earth in Safety 21st Edition (CY2021), U.S. Department of State
The Deadly Legacy of World War II in Alaska, Kenneth Rutherford
Mapping Unexploded Ordnance in Syria: Harnessing the Power of Open-Source, Hampton Stall, Jennifer Hudson, Evan Leendertse, Hari Prasad, Chris McNaboe, Rana Shabb, and Jonathan Robinson
Ukraine: Through the Eyes of the People, Sean Sutton
Submissions from 2021
Impact Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic on Humanitarian Demining in Colombia, Salomé Valencia Aguirre, Angela De Santis Ph.D., and Sebastián Tovar Jaramillo
A Virtual Reality Application for the Training of Deminers, Lynn Al Khansa, Elias Bou Saada, Rachid Maalouf, Mohammed Al-Husseini Ph.D., Ali El-Hajj Ph.D., Mohammed Baydoun Ph.D., and Hassan Ghaziri Ph.D.
How to Implement Drones and Machine Learning to Reduce Time, Costs, and Dangers Associated with Landmine Detection, Jasper Baur, Gabriel Steinberg, Alex Nikulin Ph.D., Kenneth Chiu Ph.D., and Timothy de Smet Ph.D.
Mental Health: Taking a Proactive Approach to Support Staff in Mine Action, Laura Biscaglia, Abigail Jones, and Robert White
Data-Driven Decision-Making in Southeast Asia, Mikael Bold and David Avenell
Letter from the Editor: The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction Celebrates 25 Years!, Steven Costner
Climate Change and Extreme Weather: How Can Mine Action Programs Adapt to Our Changing Environment?, Linsey Cottrell and Carlie Stowe
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Land Release and Stockpile Destruction Operations—Notes on a New Technical Note for Mine Action, Roly Evans and David Hewitson
An Innovative Approach to the Mental Health Needs of Humanitarian Mine Action Personnel, Ken Falke; Bret A. Moore Psy.D., ABPP; and Richard Tedeschi, Ph.D.
A Note from the Interim Director, Suzanne Fiederlein Ph.D.
Landmine Clearance and Socioeconomic Development: A Study in Colombia, Oliver Ford, Amazia Zargarian, and Eric Keefer
Applying "All Reasonable Effort" in the Falkland Islands Mine Clearance Programme: Encouraging Efficient, Confident, and Timely Evidence-Based Land Release Decision Making, David Hewitson and Guy Marot
Exploratory Study on the Current Limitations of Personal Protective Equipment and the Potential for Innovation, Kyaw Lin Htut
Afghanistan’s First Female Deminers: An Analysis of Perception Changes Among Deminers, Families, and Communities, Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining
The Sustainable Development Outcomes of Mine Action in Jordan, Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining, Angela Hoyos Iborro, and Olag Juergensen
Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence in the Mine Action Sector, Martin Jebens and Rob White
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction, Issue 25.1, CISR JMU
The Exploitation of Landmines in the Falkland Islands, Colin King
Mechanical Equipment in IED Clearance: Observations from Iraq, Pehr Lodhammar and Mark Wilkinson Ph.D.
Moving the Story Forward Utilizing Deminer Narratives to Increase Women’s Empowerment in Mine Action and Beyond, Brenna Matlock
Developing National Landmine Clearance Capacity in Ukraine, Anonymous n/a
Explosive Ordnance Risk Education in Ukraine During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Anonymous n/a
Unexplored Opportunities: Multi-Sector Strategies for Collaboration in Underwater Unexploded Ordnance Remediation, Chris Price
Clearing the Mines 2021, Mine Action Review
Mitigating the Environmental Impacts of Explosive Ordnance and Land Release, Mine Action Review
Measuring Explosive Munitions Use with Open-Source Data: A New Tool for Enhancing Humanitarian Mine Action, Jonathan Robinson and Christoph Baade
To Walk the Earth in Safety 20th Edition (CY2020), U.S. Department of State
First Steps to Limiting Conflict Pollution in Central Vietnam, Allan R. Vosburgh
The Elusive “Just Enough”: Re-inventing Explosive Hazard Clearance Management in Iraq, Mark Wilkinson Ph.D.
Submissions from 2020
Improving the Prioritization Process of UXO Lao, Hayashi Ontoku Akihito
A Real-Time Video-Streaming System for Monitoring Demining, Mohammed al-Husseini Ph.D., Masoud Alipour Ph.D., Hassan Ghaziri Ph.D., and Ali El-Hajj Ph.D.
HD R&D Field Evaluation: Badger, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: Bearcat, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: HSTAMIDS, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: Improved Backhoe, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: Light Soil Sifter, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: Long Handle Tools, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: Medium Minewolf, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: Mine Clearing Loader, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: Minehound, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: Mini Minewolf, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: Multi-Tool Attachments, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: Multi-Tool Excavator, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: Orbit Screen, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: Rebel Crusher, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: REX, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: Scorpion, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: Target Reaquisition and Positioning System (TRPS), U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: Terrapin, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: The Severe Terrain Off-Road Menzi Muck (STORM), U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
HD R&D Field Evaluation: Traxx, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development
A Twenty-Minute Walk Through Fallujah: Using Virtual Reality to Raise Awareness about IEDs in Iraq, Sandra Bialystok
Developing a Sustainable National Training Capacity: Non-Technical Survey Training in Colombia, Marc Bonnet, Helen Gray, and Giulia Matassa
Landmine Monitor 2020, International Campaign to Ban Landmines -. Cluster Munition Coalition
Standardising Beneficiary Definitions in Humanitarian Mine Action (2nd Ed.), DanChurchAid, Danish Demining Group, The HALO Trust, Humanity and Inclusion, Mines Advisory Group, Norwegian People's Aid, and Swiss Foundation for Demining
Mine Action 2020: Book of Papers, Centre for Testing, Development and Training Development and Training
Disposal of Explosive Ordnance and Environmental Risk Mitigation, Roly Evans and Andy Duncan
Time to Stem Lightweight Approaches and Focus on Real Minefield Data?, John Fardoulis and Xavier Depreytere
Proof: How Small Drones Can Find Buried Landmines in the Desert Using Airborne IR Thermography, John Fardoulis, Xavier Depreytere, Pierre Gallien, Kheria Djouhri, Ba Abdourhmane, and Emmanuel Sauvage
Community-Based Inclusive Development: Integrating Survivors into a Broader Victim Assistance System, Bernard Franck, Donna Koolmees, and Sarah French
Explosive Ordnance in the Baltic Sea: New Tools for Decision Makers, Torsten Frey, Jacek Beldowski, and Edmund Maser
Death Sentence to Civilians: The Long-Term Impact of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas in Yemen, Humanity and Inclusion
To What Extent Could the Development of an Airborne Thermal Imaging Detection System Contribute to Enhance Detection?, Martin Jebens; Hideyuki Sawada, Ph.D.; Junjie Shen; and Erik Tollefsen
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction, Issue 24.2 (2020), CISR JMU
HMA in the Gray Zone, Lt. Col. Shawn Kadlec
Seventh Mine Action Technology Workshop: A Space for Innovation, Arsen Khanyan and Inna Cruz
Cluster Munition Remnant Survey in Southeast Asia, Kimberly McCosker, Jan Erik Stoa, and Katherine Harrison
Automated UAS Aeromagnetic Surveys to Detect MBRL Unexploded Ordnance, Alex Nikulin, Ph.D.; Timothy deSmet, Ph.D.; Andrii Puliaiev; Vasyl Zhurakhov; Sofia Fasullo; Gabriel Chen; Isaac Spiegel; and Kaylee Cappuccio
On-the-Ground Information Management Tools in Northeast Syria, Suleiman Nyamwaya and Joel Ndegwa
To Walk the Earth in Safety 19th Edition (CY2019), U.S. Department of State
Mechanical Improvised Explosive Device Removal in the Urban Environment, David Parry
A Guide to the Oslo Action Plan and Provisional Results of 2020 Monitoring: Survey and Clearance, Mine Action Review
Clearing Cluster Munition Remnants 2020, Mine Action Review
Clearing the Mines 2020: A Report by Mine Action Review for the Eighteenth Meeting of States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, Mine Action Review
Confidence-Building Through Mine Action on the Korean Peninsula, Guy Rhodes, Ph.D.
Landmines in America's Backyard, Ken Rutherford Ph.D.
Iraq Programme Report 2020, United Nations Mine Action Service
Long-Term Risk Management Tools for Protocols for Residual Explosive Ordnance Mitigation: A Pretest in Vietnam, Katrin Stauffer and Christelle Mestre
Operationalized Management Information Systems in Iraq's DMA, Mark Steyn and Arie Claassens
The Development of a Humanitarian IED Clearance Capacity in Afghanistan, Alexander Tan
Augmented and Virtual Reality for HMA EOD Training, Allen Dodgson Tan
The Mine Free Sarajevo Project, Marija Trlin, Elise Becker, and Nataša Uršič
Providing IMAS Training to Local Military Forces and Mitigating Long-Term ERW Risks in Vietnam, Allan R. Vosburgh
