APOPO News

Raising awareness to protect forests and livelihoods. On March 3rd 1973, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was drafted and signed with the objective to conserve wildlife and prevent international trade from pushing species into extinction. Since 2013, the date has designated as World Wildlife Day, representing […]

APOPO Morogoro hosts team from the Ministry.  Last week on February 25th, APOPO Tuberculosis (TB) Detection Tanzania was honored to host a high-level visit from the Government Chief Medical Officer (CMO, the senior government official who oversees Medical Services in Tanzania) in Morogoro. Prof. Abel Makubi (pictured above holding a HeroRAT after his tour), was accompanied by three Directors

A day to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM. Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Tackling some of the greatest challenges of the  U.N. Agenda for Sustainable Development – from improving health to combating climate change — will rely on harnessing all talent. That means getting more women working in

Unrestricted access and safety will generate further economic opportunities in areas currently off limits. Zimbabwe has some of Africa’s most beautiful wilderness, including the Sengwe Wildlife Corridor, a vital part of a three-country conservation area. But hidden landmines make this area dangerous not only for people but also their livestock and precious wildlife. The wildlife corridor lies within Gonarezhou National Park which is an integral

Program visit from Belgian government following their support. We are thrilled to announce that the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (BMFA) has committed € 436,653 in funding to APOPO Angola to boost our  efforts to eradicate the threat of landmines in the country. Landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW) in Angola are the legacy of four decades of armed conflict,

Supporting Sustainable Development Goal 4. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education in 2018, an occasion to remember that the right to education is a vital part of  the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. It is also a day to reflect on how we

By Michael Heiman | Country Program Manager, APOPO Mine Action Cambodia Proof of concept project for Cambodia program.  In November 2020, APOPO began a pilot project to prove the concept of using our Technical Survey Dog teams for a Cluster Munition Remnant Survey in East Cambodia, where bombs were dropped during the Vietnam War still imposing a risk on the

Training HeroRATs to detect wildlife products. Over the past few years, in partnership with the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) of South Africa, APOPO has been exploring the feasibility of training rats to detect endangered wildlife. We first proved the principle that our rats’ can be trained to detect illegally trafficked pangolin scales (the world’s most widely trafficked

By Dr. Cindy Fast | APOPO Head of Training & Innovation 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