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Sand and Sustainability

Acoel

After water, it is the most extracted natural resource. Moreover, unlike other extracted resources, such as timber and high-value minerals, there is little to no supply chain oversight. Why sand, you ask? sand, gravel, and aggregates) is the most used solid material in the world, averaging 50 billion tons per year.

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Is there any Climate Justice or is it Just-us? A focus on the Caribbean

HumanNature

SIDS make up about 1% of the world’s population and face similar economic, social and environmental challenges due to factors including their geographical location, reliance on natural resources and limited industrial activities (Thomas, 2020).