The last time it was legal, exports of sea sand destroyed dozens of Indonesian islands—now, the ban is being lifted
Over 20 years ago, then Indonesian president Megawati Soekarnoputri banned the export of sea sand from her archipelago nation ...
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Indonesian scientist under fire for revealing extent of illegal tin mining
Prominent Indonesian environmental forensic expert Bambang Hero Saharjo faces yet another potential lawsuit for serving as a ...
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Riverbed ravaged by reckless sand miners leaves Kalutara to confront fallout
The banks of the Kalu Ganga in Kalutara, are typically bustling with sand miners, boats, machinery, and lorries. However, during a recent visit by the Sunday Times, a discontented lull lay over the ...
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The environmental consequences of sand mining are immense. Across Asia, rivers are shrinking, coastlines eroding and ecosystems unravelling
To meet this staggering demand, Asia’s sand supply chains stretch across the world. For instance, China imported up to US$23.4 million worth of sand in October, mostly from Indonesia ...
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Panchayats seek nod for river sand mining
Kochi: Village panchayats in Ernakulam district have sought the permission of the Seventh Finance Commission to resume river sand mining process. The Association of Presidents of Village ...
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How the scramble for sand is destroying the Mekong
Research in Nature, published last month, says that the sand mining on one 20km (12.5 mile) stretch of the river is "non-sustainable" as it cannot be replaced fast enough by natural sediment from ...
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Global demand spurring Indonesia's mining boom comes at a cost for many communities
With the world's largest known nickel reserves and rich deposits of cobalt, bauxite and other materials, Indonesia has been experiencing a mining boom ... are using the river water as drinking ...
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The last time it was legal, exports of sea sand destroyed dozens of Indonesian islands. Now, the ban is being lifted
Sea sand from Indonesia and other nations has been used to expand Singapore’s land area by 24%. But now sea sand mining is set to return to Indonesia. In 2023, then-president Joko Widodo lifted ...