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Growth in illegal sand mining threatens weak lakes and rivers Environmental researchers have warned that post-pandemic growth in infrastructure spending is causing illegal sand mining to damage some of the world’s most vulnerable lakes and rivers. Sand, mixed with cement to make concrete, is the most widely consumed material on Earth, apart from water. In countries like this there is a small threat of the virus as well China sparks renewed construction activity. They fear that gangs of criminals who play a leading role in the industry will dredge even more sand from delicate ecosystems. “From now on, we will see governments include a lot of funding for infrastructure to boost the economy, which will lead to high demand for sand and gravel,” said Pascal Peduzzi, head of the UN Environment Program’s Global Resource Information Database. Geneva.

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