2025213· Sand mining in floodplains causes change in land use and decline of water table. The other potential negative environmental impacts due to sand mining activities include …
1227· Illegal Sand Mining. Illegal sand mining in India is a crime under Sections 378 and 379 of the Penal Code, 1860. This is because natural resources are public property, and …
61· Raising penalties for illegal sand mining, violating license agreements, and purchasing illegally mined sand must be in appropriate to the downstream environmental and …
2024121· The upsurge in illegal sand mining on the Wild Coast since the mid-1990s is partly driven by demands from local communities, Viewed from this perspective, the …
Ethiopia forms an interesting case, as a recent building boom has increased the demand for sand. Ethiopia has a robust mining policy in place and has been developing the sector (with …
616· Key issues surrounding the ethical conduct of sand mining were discussed in details by angling towards environmentalists’ view that are of the …
722· This paper describes how uncontrolled and illegal mining of sand and gravel can affect surface water and groundwater regimes in places where there is a hydraulic connection …
2016810· The aim of the study was to assess the consequences of sand mining activities on soil erosion, vegetation clearance and landslide levels in the O.R. Tambo district.
demand for sand from the construction sector—a trend that can be seen across West Africa. At the same time that demand has increased, governments have begun to enforce bans on sand …
20201029· This has led to illegal sand mining — and even murders — to keep the sand flowing. There are no global treaties that tackle sand mining, so …
the control of sand mining in India by powerful and influential organizations known as “sand mafias.” Sand mafias run a high-level network involving politicians, bureaucrats, police, and …
822· But sources close to the sand mafia estimate illegal sand mining is worth more than INR 200-300 million annually. The Bihar government imposed prohibition in 2016, and is …
202491· Sand is the most extracted natural resource. As a result of weathering and erosive processes, natural sand contains mostly quartz (Blum et al., ; Wenk and Bulakh, …
1 · The unchecked rise of illegal sand mining in the Vhembe region of Limpopo is threatening the livelihoods of small farmers, with some shutting down their crop farming businesses.
31· There is thus a compelling need to find a lasting solution to the problem to avert coastal disaster. Experts (Hilson et al., 2017; For illegal sand mining activities to be …
2025221· L.A.: Based on my research, I would argue that key driving forces behind Africa’s illegal sand mining business are (1) the necessity for sand as a resource, since Africa …
2024220· We collected data from different online sources and found that between 1990 and , (a) sand has been mined illegally in 35 African …
demand for sand from the construction sector—a trend that can be seen across West Africa. At the same time that demand has increased, governments have begun to enforce bans on sand …
2025213· Sand mining in floodplains causes change in land use and decline of water table. The other potential negative environmental impacts due to sand mining activities include …
202531· Sand mining can have social impacts on local communities, displacing communities living near extraction sites and conflicts over land and resources [59]. The influx …
318· The analysis indicates that extracting sand at a greater rate than that at which it is naturally replenished has adverse consequences for fauna …
assesses the environmental impact of sand extraction and the problems associated with its illegal exploitation. The analysis indicates that extracting sand at a greater rate than that at which it is …
Sand mining is an environmental problem in India. Environmentalists have raised public awareness of illegal sand mining in the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, [14] Andhra …
822· But sources close to the sand mafia estimate illegal sand mining is worth more than INR 200-300 million annually. The Bihar government …
2015623· Sand Mining on the banks of the Sita River near Mabukala bridge in Brahmavar, India Rudolph.A.furtado - Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons Sand isn''t just for beaches. …