Today is the International Day for Mine Action, a moment to highlight the work of the thousands of deminers around the world who clear and destroy landmines and explosive remnants of war. 🧵⤵️
#MineAction
#MineAction
![Backsliding on Landmines Endangers Civilian Lives
Finland, Poland, and Baltic Countries Move to Leave Mine Ban Treaty
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April 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Today is the International Day for Mine Action, a moment to highlight the work of the thousands of deminers around the world who clear and destroy landmines and explosive remnants of war. 🧵⤵️
#MineAction
#MineAction
Visited a minefield in Ukraine with the HALO Trust to see their vital work clearing explosives and making land safe again.
Incredible professionalism and bravery from everyone involved.
#Ukraine #MineAction
Incredible professionalism and bravery from everyone involved.
#Ukraine #MineAction
October 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Visited a minefield in Ukraine with the HALO Trust to see their vital work clearing explosives and making land safe again.
Incredible professionalism and bravery from everyone involved.
#Ukraine #MineAction
Incredible professionalism and bravery from everyone involved.
#Ukraine #MineAction
Meet Ronin - Ronin is a gentle landmine detection rat and loves shoulder rides. On the minefield, he is focused and hardworking. Based in Cambodia, Ronin sniffs out deadly explosives faster than conventional solutions. bit.ly/3UEJ6rj
#APOPO #HeroRATs #mineaction
#APOPO #HeroRATs #mineaction
February 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Meet Ronin - Ronin is a gentle landmine detection rat and loves shoulder rides. On the minefield, he is focused and hardworking. Based in Cambodia, Ronin sniffs out deadly explosives faster than conventional solutions. bit.ly/3UEJ6rj
#APOPO #HeroRATs #mineaction
#APOPO #HeroRATs #mineaction
While the world focuses on football fields, HeroRATs help make fields safe.
A huge thank-you to @bretsaalwaechter for generously sharing his time and creative skills to create the video and photos for the HeroRAT Cup.
#HeroRATCup #WorldCup #HeroRATs #APOPO #MineAction
A huge thank-you to @bretsaalwaechter for generously sharing his time and creative skills to create the video and photos for the HeroRAT Cup.
#HeroRATCup #WorldCup #HeroRATs #APOPO #MineAction
July 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
While the world focuses on football fields, HeroRATs help make fields safe.
A huge thank-you to @bretsaalwaechter for generously sharing his time and creative skills to create the video and photos for the HeroRAT Cup.
#HeroRATCup #WorldCup #HeroRATs #APOPO #MineAction
A huge thank-you to @bretsaalwaechter for generously sharing his time and creative skills to create the video and photos for the HeroRAT Cup.
#HeroRATCup #WorldCup #HeroRATs #APOPO #MineAction
Have APOPO’s HeroRATs changed the way you think about rats? 🐀
Using their noses, HeroRATs help detect landmines and TB, while others are being trained for new humanitarian and conservation applications.
What has surprised you most?
#APOPO #HeroRATs #RethinkRats #WorkingAnimals #MineAction
Using their noses, HeroRATs help detect landmines and TB, while others are being trained for new humanitarian and conservation applications.
What has surprised you most?
#APOPO #HeroRATs #RethinkRats #WorkingAnimals #MineAction
July 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Have APOPO’s HeroRATs changed the way you think about rats? 🐀
Using their noses, HeroRATs help detect landmines and TB, while others are being trained for new humanitarian and conservation applications.
What has surprised you most?
#APOPO #HeroRATs #RethinkRats #WorkingAnimals #MineAction
Using their noses, HeroRATs help detect landmines and TB, while others are being trained for new humanitarian and conservation applications.
What has surprised you most?
#APOPO #HeroRATs #RethinkRats #WorkingAnimals #MineAction
#MineAction isn't just about clearing land, it's about restoring lives. By removing landmines, #APOPO opens roads, rebuilds safe routes to schools, and gives communities the foundation to grow again.
Because everyone deserves to live without fear of their next step...
#MineFreeWorld #HeroRATs
Because everyone deserves to live without fear of their next step...
#MineFreeWorld #HeroRATs
May 24, 2026 at 11:30 AM
#MineAction isn't just about clearing land, it's about restoring lives. By removing landmines, #APOPO opens roads, rebuilds safe routes to schools, and gives communities the foundation to grow again.
Because everyone deserves to live without fear of their next step...
#MineFreeWorld #HeroRATs
Because everyone deserves to live without fear of their next step...
#MineFreeWorld #HeroRATs
In 2025, #APOPO helped return nearly 12.8 million square meters of safe land to communities in Cambodia. This land now supports farming, schools, infrastructure, and livelihoods that were once threatened by landmines. Grateful to our partners CMAC & MAG and to the 🇧🇪 Belgian Government. #MineAction
June 30, 2026 at 11:25 AM
In 2025, #APOPO helped return nearly 12.8 million square meters of safe land to communities in Cambodia. This land now supports farming, schools, infrastructure, and livelihoods that were once threatened by landmines. Grateful to our partners CMAC & MAG and to the 🇧🇪 Belgian Government. #MineAction
"Land release" is the operational framework for survey and clearance done by #APOPO.
The process combines different methods for a more efficient release of safe land to local communities. Take a look at our approach explained in the infographic.
#HeroRATs #HeroDOGs #MineAction #SavingLives
The process combines different methods for a more efficient release of safe land to local communities. Take a look at our approach explained in the infographic.
#HeroRATs #HeroDOGs #MineAction #SavingLives
August 24, 2026 at 10:30 AM
"Land release" is the operational framework for survey and clearance done by #APOPO.
The process combines different methods for a more efficient release of safe land to local communities. Take a look at our approach explained in the infographic.
#HeroRATs #HeroDOGs #MineAction #SavingLives
The process combines different methods for a more efficient release of safe land to local communities. Take a look at our approach explained in the infographic.
#HeroRATs #HeroDOGs #MineAction #SavingLives
It's Monday. Time to rejoin the rat race...
Our HeroRATs have already clocked in, helping teams locate landmines.
They do get a better deal than most of us, though: HeroRATs only work or train for about 30 minutes every morning. It's a pretty good gig.
#HeroRATs #MineAction #Cambodia #APOPO
Our HeroRATs have already clocked in, helping teams locate landmines.
They do get a better deal than most of us, though: HeroRATs only work or train for about 30 minutes every morning. It's a pretty good gig.
#HeroRATs #MineAction #Cambodia #APOPO
July 27, 2026 at 2:01 PM
It's Monday. Time to rejoin the rat race...
Our HeroRATs have already clocked in, helping teams locate landmines.
They do get a better deal than most of us, though: HeroRATs only work or train for about 30 minutes every morning. It's a pretty good gig.
#HeroRATs #MineAction #Cambodia #APOPO
Our HeroRATs have already clocked in, helping teams locate landmines.
They do get a better deal than most of us, though: HeroRATs only work or train for about 30 minutes every morning. It's a pretty good gig.
#HeroRATs #MineAction #Cambodia #APOPO
#APOPO #Ukraine welcomed Swiss Embassy reps to our Dog Training Center in Krasylivka for joint training with UDA deminers. Live demos + classroom sessions strengthened capacity in Technical Survey through Animal Detection Systems. #HeroDOGs #MineAction #CapacityBuilding #SafeLand
March 28, 2026 at 5:25 AM
#APOPO #Ukraine welcomed Swiss Embassy reps to our Dog Training Center in Krasylivka for joint training with UDA deminers. Live demos + classroom sessions strengthened capacity in Technical Survey through Animal Detection Systems. #HeroDOGs #MineAction #CapacityBuilding #SafeLand
"Every mine I help remove means one less danger."
Meet Yolanda, an #APOPO deminer in Angola helping make land safe for families and communities. The impact of #MineAction is measured not only in land released, but in lives changed. Grateful to Belgium & Japan for their support. 🇦🇴🇧🇪🇯🇵
Meet Yolanda, an #APOPO deminer in Angola helping make land safe for families and communities. The impact of #MineAction is measured not only in land released, but in lives changed. Grateful to Belgium & Japan for their support. 🇦🇴🇧🇪🇯🇵
July 4, 2026 at 12:55 PM
"Every mine I help remove means one less danger."
Meet Yolanda, an #APOPO deminer in Angola helping make land safe for families and communities. The impact of #MineAction is measured not only in land released, but in lives changed. Grateful to Belgium & Japan for their support. 🇦🇴🇧🇪🇯🇵
Meet Yolanda, an #APOPO deminer in Angola helping make land safe for families and communities. The impact of #MineAction is measured not only in land released, but in lives changed. Grateful to Belgium & Japan for their support. 🇦🇴🇧🇪🇯🇵
APOPO’s HeroDOGs are trained with patience, praise, and play — and they work safely.
They’re never put in danger: trained to detect explosives from a safe distance, then rewarded with toys, rest, and care from their handlers.
#HeroDOGs #APOPO #MineAction #AnimalWelfare
They’re never put in danger: trained to detect explosives from a safe distance, then rewarded with toys, rest, and care from their handlers.
#HeroDOGs #APOPO #MineAction #AnimalWelfare
November 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
APOPO’s HeroDOGs are trained with patience, praise, and play — and they work safely.
They’re never put in danger: trained to detect explosives from a safe distance, then rewarded with toys, rest, and care from their handlers.
#HeroDOGs #APOPO #MineAction #AnimalWelfare
They’re never put in danger: trained to detect explosives from a safe distance, then rewarded with toys, rest, and care from their handlers.
#HeroDOGs #APOPO #MineAction #AnimalWelfare
#APOPO is committed to using our expertise to help solve some of the world's most dangerous challenges, such as quickly removing landmines hidden decades ago, and returning safe land to local communities.
#MineAction #ScentDetection #MineFreeWorld #HeroRATs#HeroDOGs #SavingLives
#MineAction #ScentDetection #MineFreeWorld #HeroRATs#HeroDOGs #SavingLives
July 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
#APOPO is committed to using our expertise to help solve some of the world's most dangerous challenges, such as quickly removing landmines hidden decades ago, and returning safe land to local communities.
#MineAction #ScentDetection #MineFreeWorld #HeroRATs#HeroDOGs #SavingLives
#MineAction #ScentDetection #MineFreeWorld #HeroRATs#HeroDOGs #SavingLives
100 Dog handlers trained since 2022! This latest class brought together a mix of Ukrainian, Jordanian, Ethiopian, and Cambodian graduates.
Congratulations to all and a big thank you to our training team as well as our partner CMAC for making this milestone possible! 🇰🇭
#APOPO #MineAction
Congratulations to all and a big thank you to our training team as well as our partner CMAC for making this milestone possible! 🇰🇭
#APOPO #MineAction
August 8, 2026 at 12:10 PM
100 Dog handlers trained since 2022! This latest class brought together a mix of Ukrainian, Jordanian, Ethiopian, and Cambodian graduates.
Congratulations to all and a big thank you to our training team as well as our partner CMAC for making this milestone possible! 🇰🇭
#APOPO #MineAction
Congratulations to all and a big thank you to our training team as well as our partner CMAC for making this milestone possible! 🇰🇭
#APOPO #MineAction
#APOPOUkraine hit 1,000,000 m² of land cleared and surveyed in 2026 🇺🇦 Teams shifted more dogs to Mine Detection roles to meet national requirements, driving more clearance — helping communities return home and rebuild livelihoods.
#APOPO #HeroDOGs #MineAction #Demining
#APOPO #HeroDOGs #MineAction #Demining
August 31, 2026 at 2:34 PM
#APOPOUkraine hit 1,000,000 m² of land cleared and surveyed in 2026 🇺🇦 Teams shifted more dogs to Mine Detection roles to meet national requirements, driving more clearance — helping communities return home and rebuild livelihoods.
#APOPO #HeroDOGs #MineAction #Demining
#APOPO #HeroDOGs #MineAction #Demining
#APOPO Angola welcomed a delegation from the Embassy of Japan for a field visit to our demining project, seeing 2 completed tasks with land back in community hands. Made possible with support from the Government of Japan. 🇯🇵 🇦🇴
#MineAction #SDG17 #PartnershipsForGood
#MineAction #SDG17 #PartnershipsForGood
September 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM
#APOPO Angola welcomed a delegation from the Embassy of Japan for a field visit to our demining project, seeing 2 completed tasks with land back in community hands. Made possible with support from the Government of Japan. 🇯🇵 🇦🇴
#MineAction #SDG17 #PartnershipsForGood
#MineAction #SDG17 #PartnershipsForGood
This #MineAwarenessDay, #APOPO joined UNMAS & global partners to call for sustained investment in #MineAction. Removing hidden threats restores communities and hope. From Angola to Ukraine, our detection animals help make land safe again.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47GdYzM
#IMAD2026 #SavingLives
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47GdYzM
#IMAD2026 #SavingLives
April 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
This #MineAwarenessDay, #APOPO joined UNMAS & global partners to call for sustained investment in #MineAction. Removing hidden threats restores communities and hope. From Angola to Ukraine, our detection animals help make land safe again.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47GdYzM
#IMAD2026 #SavingLives
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47GdYzM
#IMAD2026 #SavingLives
This is part of a joint @fao.org and @wfp.org #MineAction initiative to support #Ukrainian farmers in frontline regions.
September 29, 2026 at 7:38 AM
This is part of a joint @fao.org and @wfp.org #MineAction initiative to support #Ukrainian farmers in frontline regions.
#APOPO Ukraine welcomed FAO, WFP and partner Minderoo Foundation to our Dog Training Center in Krasylivka to see our innovative approach to technical survey and demining in action and demonstrate how we're helping restore safe access to farmland. #MineAction #TechnicalSurveyDogs #HeroDOGs
June 2, 2026 at 8:05 AM
#APOPO Ukraine welcomed FAO, WFP and partner Minderoo Foundation to our Dog Training Center in Krasylivka to see our innovative approach to technical survey and demining in action and demonstrate how we're helping restore safe access to farmland. #MineAction #TechnicalSurveyDogs #HeroDOGs
What’s worse than seeing this sign in your community?
Not seeing one.
Minefields are not always marked. A route to school or land needed for planting may be contaminated with no visible warning.
APOPO helps find and remove landmines so communities can live without fear.
#MineAction #APOPO
Not seeing one.
Minefields are not always marked. A route to school or land needed for planting may be contaminated with no visible warning.
APOPO helps find and remove landmines so communities can live without fear.
#MineAction #APOPO
July 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
What’s worse than seeing this sign in your community?
Not seeing one.
Minefields are not always marked. A route to school or land needed for planting may be contaminated with no visible warning.
APOPO helps find and remove landmines so communities can live without fear.
#MineAction #APOPO
Not seeing one.
Minefields are not always marked. A route to school or land needed for planting may be contaminated with no visible warning.
APOPO helps find and remove landmines so communities can live without fear.
#MineAction #APOPO
Syria’s future needs to be built on safe ground.
Thanks to #MineAction, over a million people have gone back to their homes since Dec 2024.
We are determined to continue our vital humanitarian work and help build a Syria free from mines.
Thanks to #MineAction, over a million people have gone back to their homes since Dec 2024.
We are determined to continue our vital humanitarian work and help build a Syria free from mines.
April 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Syria’s future needs to be built on safe ground.
Thanks to #MineAction, over a million people have gone back to their homes since Dec 2024.
We are determined to continue our vital humanitarian work and help build a Syria free from mines.
Thanks to #MineAction, over a million people have gone back to their homes since Dec 2024.
We are determined to continue our vital humanitarian work and help build a Syria free from mines.
#APOPO was proud to take part in the 2026 Mine Awareness Day Exhibition on Capitol Hill, hosted by the bipartisan Congressional UXO/Demining Caucus. Ambassador rat Mirasol from Maryland Zoo gave a live demo to leaders from the #MineAction community.
#HeroRATs #MineFreeWorld #HumanitarianDemining
#HeroRATs #MineFreeWorld #HumanitarianDemining
April 17, 2026 at 2:53 PM
#APOPO was proud to take part in the 2026 Mine Awareness Day Exhibition on Capitol Hill, hosted by the bipartisan Congressional UXO/Demining Caucus. Ambassador rat Mirasol from Maryland Zoo gave a live demo to leaders from the #MineAction community.
#HeroRATs #MineFreeWorld #HumanitarianDemining
#HeroRATs #MineFreeWorld #HumanitarianDemining
Did you know that #HeroRATs are nocturnal? That's why we work with them in the cool hours of the morning like this team in Preah Vihear #Cambodia. Integrating detection rats speeds up finding landmines so we can safely destroy them.
#APOPO #MineAction #AfricanGiantPouchedRat
#APOPO #MineAction #AfricanGiantPouchedRat
November 27, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Did you know that #HeroRATs are nocturnal? That's why we work with them in the cool hours of the morning like this team in Preah Vihear #Cambodia. Integrating detection rats speeds up finding landmines so we can safely destroy them.
#APOPO #MineAction #AfricanGiantPouchedRat
#APOPO #MineAction #AfricanGiantPouchedRat
Around 90% of people harmed by #landmines are civilians, half of those are children.
APOPO’s detection animals are helping change this, clearing hidden explosives so communities can live safely again.
No one should risk their life just to walk home.
#APOPO #MineAction #SavingLives
APOPO’s detection animals are helping change this, clearing hidden explosives so communities can live safely again.
No one should risk their life just to walk home.
#APOPO #MineAction #SavingLives
March 21, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Around 90% of people harmed by #landmines are civilians, half of those are children.
APOPO’s detection animals are helping change this, clearing hidden explosives so communities can live safely again.
No one should risk their life just to walk home.
#APOPO #MineAction #SavingLives
APOPO’s detection animals are helping change this, clearing hidden explosives so communities can live safely again.
No one should risk their life just to walk home.
#APOPO #MineAction #SavingLives
🇦🇴 APOPO Angola welcomed a joint ANAM and GICHD delegation to our Elevação do Catala task in Amboiva, Cuanza Sul, for field discussions on Non-Technical Survey, Technical Survey and Information Management.
#APOPO #MineAction #Angola #GICHD #ANAM
#APOPO #MineAction #Angola #GICHD #ANAM
September 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
🇦🇴 APOPO Angola welcomed a joint ANAM and GICHD delegation to our Elevação do Catala task in Amboiva, Cuanza Sul, for field discussions on Non-Technical Survey, Technical Survey and Information Management.
#APOPO #MineAction #Angola #GICHD #ANAM
#APOPO #MineAction #Angola #GICHD #ANAM