Sand may feel like a universally available material, not least when you go to a beach and see it stretch for miles.
But with sand worldwide increasingly being extracted for various infrastructure needs, experts say the demand is outstripping the supply - which could threaten the very ecosystems on which we depend.
The new report led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), with contributions from the University of Plymouth, warns that surging global demand for sand - driven by population, economic, urbanisation and infrastructure growth - is outpacing what is naturally available.
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"> Dr Jonathan Moizer contributed to the report, which gathers evidence to call for the recognition of sand's essential values to development and nature by governments and industry, and the full integration of biodiversity considerations in its governance.
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