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The View covers breaking news and media on the Cartagena Summit on a Mine-Free World.

From November 30th to December 4th, 2009, hundreds of international organizations will meet in Cartagena, Colombia to assess the impact of the 1997 Ottawa Treaty, a watershed agreement between states and nations to ban all anti-personnel mines.

The blog is an initiative of Survivor Corps, a leading advocate for the rights of conflict survivors. Created by landmine survivors, Survivor Corps believes those who have survived war are most invested in building peace.

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    This little lights up mines

    Students at the University of Edinburgh have produced a bacteria that glows green when in the presence of landmines. The chemical, which can be safely sprayed from aircraft onto danger zones, could be a breakthrough development in mine detection and preserving the safety of demining workers.

    For more information, check out the BBC article.

    Photo by Simon Cousins



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