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U.S. Donation Kicks Off Landmine Clearing in One of the Largest Conservation Areas in the World May 9, 2021 A new project to demine seven million square meters of land, including a critical area inside the largest contiguous wildlife area in the world, is underway, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Government. APOPO / David Brazier Removing the landmines laid four decades ago will help protect African species such as elephants, pangolins, and lions in a wildlife corridor that spans South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. The Dutch organization called APOPO (translated to English as Anti-Personn...

Clearing landmines from a crucial african wildlife corridor Format APOPO to clear deadly minefield in the Sengwe Wildlife Corridor. In Zimbabwe, landmines affect not only local populations but also their precious livestock and wildlife. Thanks to an initial start-up grant from the US government, followed by another grant and strong support from the Swiss Embassy in Harare, APOPO is set to begin clearing landmines along the Cordon Sanitaire (CORSAN) minefield that affects the Sengwe Wildlife Corridor in January. The team has been assembled and training has begun. APOPO’s goal is to clear the...

By Robert Tapfumaneyi A BELGIAN non-governmental organisation (NGO) APOPO is this month set to begin clearing anti-personnel landmines along the Cordon Sanitaire minefield that affects the Sengwe Wildlife Corridor in Masvingo province. APOPO trains African giant pouched rats to save lives by detecting landmines and tuberculosis. The company’s goal is to clear the assigned area by 2025 thereby freeing the local population and the endangered wildlife species from the threat of landmines and opening up attractive eco-tourism opportunities. Information says that during Zimbabwe’s liberation ...