But our team’s research on the Lower Mekong river reveals that sand mining is depleting sediment stocks at an alarming pace, causing riverbeds to lower and banks to erode. However, new hi-tech ...

This would lower mining revenues but benefit farmers and fisheries in Myanmar, BMI noted. When Indonesia’s ban was in place ... Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand have also banned sand exports.

It is relatively cheap and easily extracted. Unlike critical minerals or deep-sea mining—both of which have attracted ...

They transport sediment, shape landscapes and sustain wildlife. But our team’s research on the Lower Mekong river reveals that sand mining is depleting sediment stocks at an alarming pace, causing ...