Cambodia’s banned sand trade with Singapore appears to be back – Mongabay

“Most countries don’t grow 10 km or 20 km [6-12 mi] every single decade, but Singapore does,” said William Jamieson, a postdoctoral research associate at Royal Holloway, University of London, who works on the global sand crisis. Between 1965 and 2025, the country’s total land area increased by 28%…
The global sand crisis: it’s being used up faster than it can be replaced – the Guardian

It is the most extracted solid material on Earth – but this extraction can threaten ecosystems and livelihoods…
Indonesia’s risky gamble with sea sand exports – Dialogue Earth

Restarting exports to neighbouring countries could fuel ecological devastation, but a sustainable approach to sand dredging may be possible…
Ocean Sand: Putting Sand on the Ocean Sustainability Agenda – ORRAA Report

Sand is a fundamental feature of modern society…
Globally, the consumption of aggregates has increased three-fold over the last two decades, reaching an estimated 40-50 billion tons per year – an extraction far quicker than the rate at which they can naturally be replenished…