Sand extraction has hit an unsustainable 50 billion metric tons annually. Experts warn the rapid loss from landscapes and rivers threatens vital ecosystems, but coordinated governance, cross-border planning, and stronger monitoring can lessen the impact.

Carolyn Cowan reports for #Mongabay.
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People are often surprised to find that sand mining is happening right here in SF Bay - with the blessing of the State of California, which has been selling millions of tons of Bay sand to make concrete & asphalt.

But sand isn’t just sand, as our executive director Sejal Choksi-Chugh writes in her latest column.

Read more to find out what you can do to help!

https://baykeeper.org/column/the-bays-sand-belongs-to-you-and-me/

#sand #sandmining #bayarea #sfbay #sanfranciscobay

Most people don't know this but the state is selling the Bay's dwindling sand -- so that for-profit companies can turn it into concrete.

Bay sand not only provides habitat for countless creatures, but literally shores up the shoreline. We *need* that sand to stave of erosion and sea level rise.

So we're suing.

Learn more: https://baykeeper.org/press_release/baykeeper-challenges-unlawful-sand-mining-leases-for-sf-bay/

Pictured: A sand miner on the Bay by Roger Cunningham

#sanfranciscobay #sfbay #bayarea #sand #sandmining #sealevelrise

One of the biggest threats to California's coast & shorelines happens out of sight along the Bay's floor, where private companies mine sand for profit -- harming wildlife & eroding our beaches.

State agencies are now deciding how to move forward over the next 10 years.

Click here to learn more and take action: https://baykeeper.org/take-action-tell-ca-to-stop-selling-the-bays-sand-for-concrete/

#cacoast #beaches #sand #sfbay #sanfranciscobay #sandmining

Tài xế ở Đà Nẵng bị khởi tố khai thác cát trái phép trên sông Cu Đê. Vụ việc nhằm trục lợi từ tình trạng khan hiếm và giá cát tăng cao.

#TinTức #ĐàNẵng #KhaiThácCát #CátTráiPhép #PhápLuật #Vietnam #DaNang #News #SandMining #IllegalSandMining

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#Supaul #SandMining

Giám đốc Công ty TNHH Quý Sự, Văn Đức Quý, đã bị bắt vì tổ chức khai thác cát, sỏi trái phép trên sông Vàng.

#Khaitrachatphap #SongVang #VanDucQuy #CongTyQuySu
#IllegalMining #VietnamNews #EnvironmentalCrime #SandMining

https://vtcnews.vn/bat-giam-doc-khai-thac-cat-soi-trai-phep-tren-song-vang-ar990756.html

Công an Quảng Trị khởi tố Võ Thái Sơn vì tái phạm khai thác cát trái phép sau khi đã bị xử phạt hành chính.

#QuangTri #KhaiThacCat #Vi phạmPhápLuật #CatLau #QuangTriProvince #SandMining #IllegalMining #LawViolation

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