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Sand and Sustainability Report
May 21 , 2026
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- The United Nations Environment Programme released the report titled ‘Sand and Sustainability: An Essential Resource for Nature and Development’.
- The report states that sand is the most extracted solid material in the world after water, with global consumption reaching about 50 billion tonnes annually in 2020.
- Sand mining involves the extraction of sand from riverbeds, beaches, and sea beds mainly for construction and industrial purposes.
- Excessive sand mining leads to riverbed degradation, groundwater depletion, biodiversity loss, and coastal erosion.
- The report recommends promoting Manufactured Sand (M-Sand), stronger regulation, and protection of ecologically sensitive areas from mining.
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