Croatia Declared Free of Landmines After 31 Years
Croatia has reached a historic milestone in post-war recovery: the country has been officially declared free of landmines, more than three decades after conflict left significant areas contaminated with explosive remnants. This achievement — confirmed by Croatia’s national mine action authority — marks the successful completion of one of the most extensive demining efforts in Europe. (glashrvatske.hrt.hr) After the Croatian War of Independence in the early 1990s, millions of unexploded landmines and other explosive devices made large swaths of land dangerous for civilians, farmers and infrastructure development for years. Croatia responded with a comprehensive demining programme involving government agencies, international […]
