Liberia: Sand Mining Threatens Coastal Town
Harper, a town at West Africa’s most southern location, on Cape Palmas, is seriously under threat of being swallowed by violent waves from the Atlantic Ocean. The threat of erosion is blamed on persistent local sand mining.
Lawyer speaks out on beach sand mining, Montserrat
Substantial quantity of sand is currently being removed from the southern end of Carrs Bay Beach, and area that is both environmentally and ecologically sensitive.
North Stradbroke Island sand mining to end by 2019
Sand mining will come to an end on North Stradbroke Island by 2019, reversing a decision by the former Newman administration to extend Sibelco’s lease to 2035.
Biologist urges action on illegal sand mining, Antigua
A local marine biologist is urging the authorities to take a firmer stance on the crime of sand mining at beaches across the Antigua & Barbuda.
Uganda: How Sand Mining Is Destroying Lake Victoria Catchment
The expansive Lwera wetland is a major water catchment area that connects several rivers and wetlands in many districts and drains directly into Lake Victoria. For years on, the locals have lived in peace with the surroundings. However, over the past couple of months, sharp noises from sand dredgers are heard. Sand mining companies are breaching rules and are destroying the wetland.
Activist’s action against illegal sand mining near Kihim beach, India
Activist Sumaira Abdulali, who has been threatened and attacked several times for raising the issue of sand mining, continues to raise awareness on the subject, to the local authorities.
Crimeans told to stop stealing sand from beaches
Officials in Crimea are warning people to stop stealing sand from tourist beaches, or else face a prison sentence. The peninsula’s beaches are being targeted by people who remove the sand for use as free building material, and at more remote beaches it’s being taken away by the lorry-load.
Western Sahara: Illegal beach sand mining in Laâyoune
Allegations of illegal beach sand mining activities, from Spanish mining company, in Laayoune, Western Sahara
Borneo – Malaysia: Machinery seized over illegal sand mining
According to the Lands and Surveys Department record, the department has made numerous raids on illegal sand mining activities since 2015