Coastal Hazards & Targeted Acquisitions: A Reasonable Shoreline Management Alternative: North Topsail Beach, North Carolina Case Study
This study is the first of several case studies to be released by the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines examining the feasibility and economics of targeted acquisition strategies in oceanfront, resort communities. Buyouts of vulnerable properties have become an increasingly popular tool for reducing future exposure in flood-prone communities across the U.S.
Inside the deadly world of India’s sand mining mafia
India ranks second after China in its use of construction sand, a dwindling and increasingly valuable resource.
Time is running out for sand
Sand and gravel are being extracted faster than they can be replaced. Monitor and manage this resource globally.
Plastic bans proliferate in 2019 as planet drowns in trash
As the world slowly wakes up to the scale of the plastic pollution problem, an increasing number of countries and cities are introducing bans on certain products. Not only can they help to prevent plastics from entering marine ecosystems, but they’re also addressing the myth that we can recycle our way out of the problem.
The crumbling coast: Mineral beach sand mining is eating away Kerala’s coast;Video
Residents of Alappad, a seaside village in Kollam, Kerala, have begun the #savealappad campaign to stop sand mining in their village which is resulting in large chunks of land getting wiped out.
Great Pacific garbage patch: giant plastic trap put to sea again
Floating boom is designed to trap 1.8tn items of plastic without harming marine life – but broke apart last time
After 14 months without tourists, Kauai’s North Shore tests the waters again
Despite the economic value tourists bring to Hawaii, state officials also face growing pressure to balance tourism with preservation of the islands’ natural resources and culture. As part of that effort, Kauai is rolling out new regulations to limit tourist traffic on the reopened highway.
Sand mafias silence journalists in India
Up to 50 billion metric tons of sand and gravel are extracted every year worldwide. The inexhaustible need for sand from this rapidly-developing country is the breeding ground for illegal activities by what has come to be known as the “sand mafias”.
Asian countries take a stand against the rich world’s plastic waste
Amid a growing global movement against non-recyclable plastic, Vietnam and Thailand have said they will block all imported plastic waste in the next few years. Taiwan announced it would only accept plastic scrap if sorted into a single type, making it easier to recycle.