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Anti-Persoonsmijnen Ontmijnende Product Ontwikkeling | |
| Formation | 1997 |
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| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Purpose | To develop detection rats technology to provide solutions for global problems and inspire positive social change. |
| Headquarters | Morogoro, Tanzania |
Region | Africa, Asia, South America |
| Fields | Mine action, tuberculosis, research and development, disaster relief |
| Website | www |
APOPO (Dutch: Anti-Persoonsmijnen Ontmijnende Product Ontwikkeling, lit. 'Anti-Personnel Landmines Detection Product Development'[1]) is a registered Belgian non-governmental organisation and US non-profit which trains southern giant pouched rats[1] and technical survey dogs to detect landmines and tuberculosis.[2] They call their trained animals 'HeroRATs' and 'HeroDOGs'.[3]
- ^ a b "Frequently Asked Questions". Apopo.org. 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ APOPO – Who We Are Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ APOPO – Training HeroRATs Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine