摘要: Landmines are one of the most environmentally destructive aftermaths war facing world today. The barely chronicled global landmine problem has transcended both humanitarian and sociological concerns to bring about environmental damage. Disruption land's stability, pollution loss biodiversity constitute major ecological repercussions crisis. This review qualitatively integrates ecological, social, economic political variables that play a role in creating perpetuating serious land degradation landmine-affected regions. Through mail survey interview with professionals working areas related landmines, peace research, management law extensive archival research this tries unravel many facets causal links socio-politico-economic problems. paper highlights complexity interrelationships between issues surrounding environments. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.