| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-10-11T20:07:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-10-11T20:07:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/8665 | |
| dc.description | Sand and gravel are mined world-wide and account for the largest volume of solid material extracted globally. Formed by erosive processes over thousands of years (John, 2009), they are now being extracted at a rate far greater than their renewal. Furthermore, the volume being extracted is having a major impact on rivers, deltas and coastal and marine ecosystems (Figure 1), results in loss of land through river or coastal erosion, lowering of the water table and decreases in the amount of sediment supply. Despite the colossal quantities of sand and gravel being used, our increasing dependence on them and the significant impact that their extraction has on the environment, this issue has been mostly ignored by policy makers and remains largely unknown by the general public. | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.rights | Public | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ecosystem Management | |
| dc.subject | Environmental Policy | |
| dc.subject | Resource Efficiency | |
| dc.subject | Mining | |
| dc.subject | Mining Industry | |
| dc.subject | Mining Regulation | |
| dc.subject | Sand Extraction | |
| dc.subject | Marine Resources Conservation | |
| dc.subject | Marine Ecosystem | |
| dc.subject | Environmental Impact Assessment | |
| dc.subject | Cement | |
| dc.subject | Sand | |
| dc.subject | Gravel | |
| dc.subject | Gravel Extraction | |
| dc.subject.classification | Climate Change | |
| dc.title | Sand, Rarer than One Thinks: UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) - March 2014 | |
| dc.type | Reports and Books | |
| wd.identifier.old-id | 9429 | |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation | |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy | |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities | |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production | |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 13 - Climate Action | |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 14 - Life Below Water | |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 15 - Life on Land | |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 8 - Good Jobs and Economic Growth | |
| wd.identifier.sdgio | http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000040 | |
| wd.identifier.sdgio | http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000041 | |
| wd.identifier.sdgio | http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000045 | |
| wd.identifier.sdgio | http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000046 | |
| wd.identifier.sdgio | http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000047 | |
| wd.identifier.sdgio | http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000048 | |
| wd.identifier.sdgio | http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000049 | |
| wd.identifier.sdgio | http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000037 | |
| wd.identifier.sdgio | http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000042 | |
