April 11, 2017 | Coastal Care

Coastal CareApril 11, 2017

Gambia: Tourism and the Environment – Tribute to the ‘Unsung Heroes’ Context

Gambia’s tourism industry was bedeviled with a range of menaces including – indiscriminate dumping and littering of our beaches, as well as debasing of our beaches through sand mining and related environmental malpractices to other areas frequented by our coveted guests and tourists. The need to tackle the environmental and sanitary challenges of tourism, head on, therefore became imperative.

Coastal CareApril 11, 2017

Films | Inform | Sand Mining

Can permaculture save Togo’s precious coastline from the ravages of sand mining? A Video

African countries are raising alarm because of their disappearing coastlines. Beaches erode mainly because of illegal sand mining. A Swiss foundation wants to help Togo restore its coastline.

Coastal CareApril 11, 2017

News | Sand Mining

Madras High Court: the saga of illegal beach sand mining drags on

As the saga of illegal beach sand mining drags on in the Madras high court, an interim order has finally called into question the role, or the lack thereof, played by the Centre over two decades in monitoring, curbing and enforcing laws preventing the illegal mining of beach sands from Tamil Nadu’s shores.

Day: April 11, 2017

Gambia: Tourism and the Environment – Tribute to the ‘Unsung Heroes’ Context

Can permaculture save Togo’s precious coastline from the ravages of sand mining? A Video

Madras High Court: the saga of illegal beach sand mining drags on

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Photo of the Month

Plastic Pollution

Sand Wars – United Nations-GEA

Sand Mining Detrimental Effects

The World’s Beaches

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