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Indonesia rushes mining law amendments, raising environmental and governance alarms
Indonesia’s parliament is fast-tracking amendments to the country’s mining law, in a move that could reshape the country’s ...
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The last time it was legal, exports of sea sand destroyed dozens of Indonesian islands—now, the ban is being lifted
Over 20 years ago, then Indonesian president Megawati Soekarnoputri banned the export of sea sand from her archipelago nation ...
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The environmental consequences of sand mining are immense. Across Asia, rivers are shrinking, coastlines eroding and ecosystems unravelling
To meet this staggering demand, Asia’s sand supply chains stretch across the world. For instance, China imported up to US$23.4 million worth of sand in October, mostly from Indonesia ...
The Sunday Times4d
Riverbed ravaged by reckless sand miners leaves Kalutara to confront fallout
The banks of the Kalu Ganga in Kalutara, are typically bustling with sand miners, boats, machinery, and lorries. However, during a recent visit by the Sunday Times, a discontented lull lay over the ...
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Global demand spurring Indonesia's mining boom comes at a cost for many communities
With the world's largest known nickel reserves and rich deposits of cobalt, bauxite and other materials, Indonesia has been experiencing a mining boom ... are using the river water as drinking ...
Indiatimes5d
Panchayats seek nod for river sand mining
Kochi: Village panchayats in Ernakulam district have sought the permission of the Seventh Finance Commission to resume river sand mining process. The Association of Presidents of Village ...
Business Insider India6y
Indian authorities used Google Maps to expose illegal sand mining activities
The Android maker’s mapping application was used by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Rajiv Mehrishi, to expose irregularities in river sand mining in the southern state of ...
The Conversation7d
The last time it was legal, exports of sea sand destroyed dozens of Indonesian islands. Now, the ban is being lifted
Sea sand from Indonesia and other nations has been used to expand Singapore’s land area by 24%. But now sea sand mining is set to return to Indonesia. In 2023, then-president Joko Widodo lifted ...