Asia must not let its appetite for sand consume its rivers and seas

Asia must not let its appetite for sand consume its rivers and seas

[South China Morning Post] - 12/30/2024

The environmental consequences of sand mining are immense. Across Asia, rivers are shrinking, coastlines eroding and ecosystems unravelling.



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