Sand dredging devastating ocean floor, UN warns
The UNEP recommended that sand dredging should also be banned from beaches to protect coastal resilience and economies.
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The UNEP recommended that sand dredging should also be banned from beaches to protect coastal resilience and economies.
The first-ever global data platform on sand and other sediment extraction in the marine environment finds that the marine dredging industry is digging up 6 billion tons per year, the equivalent of more than 1 million dump trucks per day. This is significantly impacting biodiversity and coastal communities.
The UN Environment Programme has published new data on the dangers of sand dredging for marine life and coastal communities.
The United Nations reported that at least 6 billion tons of sand were dredged from the ocean annually, which threatens marine life and coast communities. Read more here.
"One million lorries of sand a day are being extracted from the world’s oceans, posing a “significant” threat to marine life and coastal communities facing rising sea levels and storms, according to the first-ever global data platform to monitor the industry."