Sand mining, coastal Morocco. Photograph: © SAF — Coastal Care.
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Sand mining, a major environmental concern, will soon get international attention after it was included in the list of the new and emerging issues by the United Nations.
“Following a joint representation by Mumbai’s Awaaz Foundation and Bombay Natural History Society, sand mining has been listed by the Secretariat of the Convention of Biodiversity for appraisal by their technical committee, SBSTTA, to identify new and emerging issues pertaining to its conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, for inclusion in the CBD,” Awaaz Foundation chief Sumaira Abdulali said…
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Sand Wars, An Investigation Documentary, By Denis Delestrac
Illegal sand mining, coastal Morocco. Photograph: © SAF — Coastal Care.
The pillaging of sand is a growing practice in the world. Taken by hand, three or four meters deep in the Maldives archipelago, or transported on a donkey, or sucked up by huge sand boats in Asia, coastal sand mining, authorized or unlawful, is exploding. Captions: “Sand Thieves Are Eroding World’s Beaches For Castles Of Cash,” Martine Valo, Le Monde
