Mining the Mekong: Land and livelihoods lost to Cambodia’s thirst for sand
2022年8月29日 · Sand mining by politically connected companies has been blamed for the collapse of riverbanks along the Mekong and Bassac rivers in Cambodia. Affected residents …
In Cambodia, sand mining is big business — but it comes at a …
2019年9月18日 · Sand mining accounts for 85 percent of all worldwide mineral extraction, a $70 billion industry. In Cambodia, the practice is big business -- but it comes with a price. The …
'Houses On The River Will Fall': Cambodia's Sand Mining Threatens ... - NPR
2020年2月27日 · The uproar and bad press over Cambodia's dredging of its coastal wetlands led Cambodia to officially ban sand exports in 2017. But there's plenty more for the miners to find …
How Sand Mining Is Destroying Cambodia's Waterfront …
2023年2月14日 · In Cambodia, sand mining has become a popular industry to support concrete production. The influx of sand is threatening the homes of thousands who live along the …
Sand mining threatens ways of life, from Cambodia to Nigeria
2019年4月23日 · The bad news is that environmentally destructive sand mining continues in other parts of Cambodia, throughout Southeast Asia, and in fact around the world. Since the mid …
Sand mining in the Mekong Delta: Extent and compounded impacts
2024年5月10日 · In this review paper, the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD), a global hotspot for sand mining with a prolonged history of intensive riverbed extraction, is used as a …
Is Cambodia’s thirst for sand putting communities at risk?
2021年7月30日 · A study published in 2020 in the journal Nature Sustainability estimates that the amount of sand flowing downstream to the Mekong Delta is significantly smaller than current …
Shrinking Tonlé Sap and the recent intensification of sand mining …
2021年7月10日 · The significant geomorphic impacts of excessive sand mining cannot be overstated — a study by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) revealed …
Poverty and Sand Mining in Cambodia - The Borgen Project
2019年1月23日 · For more than a decade, sand mining in Cambodia has contributed to the collective poverty of fishing communities as well as displacement. Although Cambodia officially …
In Cambodia, environmentalists demand more transparency in sand mining
2024年9月10日 · Cambodia currently has 49 active sand mining licenses, covering 2,320 hectares of the Mekong and Bassac rivers, according to a news report by Mongabay. In the first half of …