The UN launches a monitoring tool for the exploitation of “gigantic” volumes of sand

The UN launches a monitoring tool for the exploitation of

It is the most used resource after water. And like water, its future raises questions. Is the sand threatened by overexploitation? That’s what the UN believes. It launches a platform to better document the extraction of sand in the oceans. An activity that not only threatens entire ecosystems, but also our own way of life.

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