Sand Conservation News Today

South Africa approves platinum mine despite community concerns GA-NGWEPE, South Africa — South Africa’s minister of mineral resources and energy has approved a platinum mine in the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, underneath the homes of about 500 rural people in Ga-Ngwepe, Limpopo province. On Oct. 13, Minister Gwede Mantashe rejected an appeal by the farming community […]

Sand is one of our lesser-known development resources. It is not only used to build our homes, schools, hospitals, roads and cars, but also to produce glass, agricultural fertilisers, computers (...)

In the eastern region of Kenya, excessive sand mining is causing havoc to the surrounding environment. Sand excavators say they are aware of the problem, but there is no system to help them manage the harvesting sustainably.