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Organized crime is mining sand from rivers and coasts to feed demand worldwide, ruining ecosystems and communities. Can it be stopped?

Modern civilizations are forged with sand, but soaring extraction has come at an alarming price.

Coverage around the world on Indigenous issues for the week ending Oct. 2, 2022

Discussions about the Greenland ice sheet often focus on what it’s losing. But from around the edges of the rapidly melting Greenland ice sheet, a global commodity is being created. As the Greenland ice sheet melts—2022 is the 26th year in a row that Greenland lost more ice than it gained—it’s sloughing off enormous volumes […]

Climate change is leading to the deposition of substantial amounts of sand and gravel along the coasts of Greenland amid a rapidly growing global demand for these resources.

Permafrost researchers analyse the drivers of rapidly changing Arctic coasts and the implications for humans and environment

Permafrost researchers analyse the drivers of rapidly changing Arctic coasts and the implications for humans and environment

In depth on CTVNews.ca: Sand is one of the most depleted natural resources in the world and its rising demand is raising concerns amongst researchers and climate scientists.

Growth in illegal sand mining threatens weak lakes and rivers Environmental researchers have warned that post-pandemic growth in infrastructure spending is causing illegal sand mining to damage some of the world’s most vulnerable lakes and rivers. Sand, mixed with cement to make concrete, is the most widely consumed material on Earth, apart from water. In countries like this there is a small threat of the virus as well China sparks renewed construction activity. They fear that gangs of crimin...