50bn tonnes of sand and gravel extracted each year, finds UN study
Calls for international standard on extraction and better monitoring of most-exploited resource after water
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Calls for international standard on extraction and better monitoring of most-exploited resource after water
The United Nations on Tuesday (April 26) said that human beings extract enough sand every year to build a wall 27 metres wide around the Earth. In its report, the agency said that sand needs to be recognised as a key strategic resource by both industries and governments. According to one of the study's authors, Chris Hackney, “The aim is to shift the focus on to sand as a commodity and a material that should be treated in the same light as other mineral commodities – be that mineral deposits, water, oil or gas.”
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