Sentosa Island is an artificial resort located 500m of the south coast of Singapore. Here a detail showing its beaches made of imported sand. Captions and Photo source: ©© Jorge Lascar
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A 15-km (10 mile) stretch of crisp white beach is one of the key battlegrounds in Singapore’s campaign to defend its “hard-won” territory against rising sea levels linked to climate change…
Singapore Extends its Coastline With Illegally Dredged Sand from Neighboring States.
The Damages Caused By Singapore’s Insatiable Thirst for Land, Ecologist
Shifting Sand: How Singapore’s Demand for Cambodian Sand Threatens Ecosystems and Undermines Good Governance, by Global Witness
This report reveals how Singapore’s rapid expansion is driving an ecologically and socially devastating sand-dredging industry in Cambodia.
