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Looking to develop an #NFT #art exhibition and #auction #fundraiser to offset the costs of mapping, identifying and clearing #landmines from #Ukraine. If you have interest, we'd would love to chat with you.

#Mushrooms have been used to breakdown #plastic, remove and recover #HeavyMetals from brownfield sites and contaminated water, and convert pesticides and herbicides to more innocuous compounds. #hyperaccumulators yesmagazine.org/environment/20…

Combining ALL that #nature does #organically #semnai means to fundamentally change #landmine and #UXO remediation methodology. Nurture Nature.

"Before I was six years old, my grandparents and my mother had taught me that if all the green things that grow were taken from the earth, there could be no life. [...] But if all the human beings were taken away, life on earth would flourish..." - Russell Means Lakota 1939-2012

.@Dichtel 'in theory' could your groundbreaking work using moderate heat for #PFAS #remediation be applicable to topographic and hydrological contamination from #landmines and #UXOs? popularmechanics.com/science/health…

#bethechange #landmine remediation

@neilhimself Very best wishes to another season.

Because Sandman is a really expensive show. And for Netflix to release the money to let us make another season we have to perform incredibly well. So yes, we've been the top show in the world for the last two weeks. That still may not be enough.

#QOTD "It's better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war." ~ Chinese proverb #landmine clearance in #Cambodia, ongoing effort, story from 2015. npr.org/sections/goats…

#landmines are not militarily relevant but they are a tool of #terrorism. "From the beginning men used God to justify the #unjustifiable." ~ Salman Rushdie mineactionreview.org/assets/downloa… #QOTD

The initial point of #technological #inspiration for #semnai was the UK #archaeology tv programme "Time Team"; I thought surely #gpr technology via #aerialdrone could improve efficiencies related to mapping #landmines and #uxo clearance. youtu.be/RXZNk3R8YKU

#hyperaccumulators - After #landmine clearance, there are 35 different species of poplar trees all capable of highly efficient #phytoremediation of #heavymetals because of their deep root structures and daily water uptake. researchgate.net/publication/23… thespruce.com/popular-poplar…

It should be unacceptable to anyone reading this that 42% of the 2,000 maimings or fatalities each month by #landmines are of children. #Patron "told the children about explosive devices and went over safety rules with them." thepetslife.online/2022/06/06/ukr…

The dark spot on the upper edge of a #dragonfly wing is called a pterostigma, a slight thickening of the diaphanous wing that acts as a counterweight to prevent the edge of the wing from starting to flutter and disrupt the airflow and lift of the wing. #aerodynamics

This blue #bird regarding this #sculpture of #stfrancis reminds us all that observation and interaction should be tender. #QOTD “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” — #MargaretMead

Identifying #butterfly #landmines remotely is not a new concept unique to #SEMNAI, this paper is from 2018. We can improve efficiencies and provide enormous cost savings via aerial #dronetechnology. mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/1…

#QOTD "The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the #patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter." ~ Paulo Coelho Equally valuable #startup #wisdom.

#remote #landmine and #uxoclearance via #aerial #drone.

#landmines #QOTD "Life is about making choices: you can either spend three quid on a glossy magazine or you can spend it clearing three square meters of #minefield and help give people their lives back." ~ #Twiggy / Dame Lesley Lawson DBE

#demining - TY for #Ukraine, @StateDept. We look forward to the opportunity to dramatically improve the #ROI on your #investment, make #landmine and #uxoclearance safer and more efficient with your next funding round. usnews.com/news/world/art…

The remediation of discarded instruments of #war does not have an expiration date. We must address the continued negative economic impact of #uxo #landmines in #Laos. 2016 article, still is relevant. policyforum.net/deadly-legacy-…

350 types of #landmines, 110mn laid in 64 countries around the world with another 250mn stockpiled and, despite the Ottawa Treaty, another 5 to 10mn mines laid each year. Inefficiency and danger abound in conventional demining efforts, #joinus, let's change the status quo.