The Hidden Environmental Toll of Mining the Worlds Sand
Feb 05, 2019#0183;#32;Sand mining concessions in national parks and internationally recognized wetlands were killing mangroves and sea grasses that were home to Irrawaddy dolphins, green turtles, and hairynosed otters, one of the worlds rarest mammals. Sand and gravel are mined on a huge scale around the world. But few global data are collected on this activity.