Singapore sand imports threaten Cambodian ecosystem
Singapore, which prides itself on being one of the most environmentally friendly nations in Asia, is expanding its coastline with irresponsibly dredged sand from Cambodia, according to a report from an environmental NGO.
Mining ‘eating’ dunes at Northland refuge
Erosion of dunes at a remote Northland beach and wildlife refuge is being blamed on dredges mining the near shore.
Singapore accused of launching Sand Wars
By paying smugglers to steal under the cover of night, entire picturesque sandy beaches of Indonesia and Malaysia, carving out millions of tons of coastline.
Last-Chance Beaches: Morocco
You’d think that a desert country like Morocco would have enough sand for everyone. But at least a few parties feel the need to steal sand from Morocco’s Atlantic beaches, by literally bulldozing dunes, trucking the sand away to make cement, and leaving behind ugly lunar landscapes.
The black marketeers stealing Indonesia’s islands by the boat-load
For the people of Sebesi Island, who spend their lives next to the world’s biggest natural time bomb, it seemed to be an offer that they could not refuse.
The Double Disaster
The Impacts of illicit River Sand Mining & Climate Change in Sri Lanka
Benin: Erosion-inducing coastal sand mining to be outlawed
Faced with rising sea levels and coastal erosion caused in part by coastal sand mining, carting away of free beach sand for commercial uses, the national government has begun a campaign to save its coastal sand by digging up sand inland, instead. But communities near these newly-created sand collection spots are fighting back.
Cambodia Under Sandmen’s Spell
Singapore is struggling to find the sand it needs for its gigantic land reclamation and construction projects.
Claims Mining is Destroying Famous Sand Dunes
Kurnell Peninsula is in danger of becoming an island.