UN warns of looming sand crisis
STORY: The world faces a looming sand crisis, the UN has warned as the world’s population surges. They’ve called for urgent action to avert it, including a ban on mining beaches for their sand. (Name: Pascal Peduzzi , U.N. Environment Programme) “It’s renewing at a geological rate, and we are extracting it at such a fast rate.” Let’s take a look at what is causing the damage and where. Sand is the most exploited natural resource in the world after water. It's used in glass, concrete and constriction materials but it's use is largely ungoverned, meaning we are consumi...
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