Sand and Sustainability: An Essential Resource for Nature and Development

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dc.contributor.approvalRecordUNEP Publication Board
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationIndustry and Economy Division
dc.contributor.otherPeduzzi, Pascal
dc.contributor.otherChuah, Stephanie
dc.contributor.otherBach, Helena
dc.contributor.otherBide, Tom
dc.contributor.otherChung, Candice
dc.contributor.otherDawson, Katherine
dc.contributor.otherGhafoor, Humaida Abdul
dc.contributor.otherGoichot, Marc
dc.contributor.otherGuppy, Reia
dc.contributor.otherJouffray, Jean-Baptiste
dc.contributor.otherLong, Ashley
dc.contributor.otherMohammed, Mona
dc.contributor.otherMoizer, Jonathan
dc.contributor.otherPuffer, Sheila
dc.contributor.otherRaji, Munira
dc.contributor.otherRussell, Mark
dc.contributor.otherSánchez, Luis
dc.contributor.otherSelby, Ian
dc.contributor.otherShanon, Murtah
dc.contributor.otherStrigin, Natalia
dc.contributor.otherTorres, Aurora
dc.contributor.otherMontaño, Juanita Torres
dc.contributor.otherLancker, Vera Van
dc.contributor.otherVelpen, Arnaud Vander
dc.contributor.otherYoung, Renee
dc.contributor.otherYusuf, Halinishi
dc.contributor.otherZadeh, Adel
dc.contributor.otherBruijn, Arnold de
dc.contributor.otherColson, Arnaud
dc.contributor.otherCuperus, Geert
dc.contributor.otherEisma-Osorio, Rose-Liza
dc.contributor.otherGrassi, Mark
dc.contributor.otherHarms, Natalie
dc.contributor.otherHiblot, Mathieu
dc.contributor.otherHilterman, Maartje
dc.contributor.otherJansen, Pieter
dc.contributor.otherJawo, Alieu
dc.contributor.otherLalas, Antonios
dc.contributor.otherLee, Richard
dc.contributor.otherMankelow, Joseph
dc.contributor.otherToral, Karla Martínez
dc.contributor.otherOliveira, Roberta Milgares de
dc.contributor.otherNavarro, Laetitia
dc.contributor.otherNesbitt, Michael
dc.contributor.otherNdakorerwa, Charlotte
dc.contributor.otherO’Brien, Jim
dc.contributor.otherPartow, Hassan
dc.contributor.otherRiadi, Slamet
dc.contributor.otherSmeets, Astrid
dc.contributor.otherTarawally, Ansumana
dc.contributor.otherTonda, Elisa
dc.contributor.otherVegt, Helena van der
dc.contributor.otherErmgassen, Sophus zu
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-27T11:15:04Z
dc.date.issued2026-04
dc.date.submitted2026-04-27
dc.descriptionThe Sand and Sustainability: An Essential Resource for Nature and Development highlights sand’s multiple values to modern society, as well as its often overlooked ’non-use’ values when left within functioning ecosystems where it underpins livelihoods, water security, food systems, territorial integrity, and shelter. The report examines the growing environmental, social, and economic pressures linked to rising global sand demand and identifies key gaps in governance, biodiversity integration, monitoring, and long-term planning. It presents 24 strategic actions for governments, industry, financial institutions, and civil society to better govern sand resources and their multiple values, prioritise long-term planning, transform financial systems, reduce unnecessary demand, strengthen circularity, improve transparency and monitoring, and fully integrate biodiversity considerations into decision-making.en
dc.description.reviewStatuspeer-reviewed
dc.description.statusAdopted
dc.formatpdf
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.59117/20.500.11822/49463
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-4279-4
dc.identifier.otherDTI/2761/GE
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/49463
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number108 p.
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGOen
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject.sdgSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.subject.themesoil
dc.subject.themesand
dc.subject.themeurban environment and urban stress
dc.subject.themeurbanization
dc.subject.themeresources
dc.subject.themesand extraction
dc.subject.themebuilding
dc.subject.themeinfrastructure
dc.subject.themeenvironmental policy
dc.subject.themebiodiversity conservation
dc.subject.themeair
dc.subject.themewater
dc.subject.themenatural resource
dc.subject.themeconstruction
dc.subject.themeindustry
dc.subject.thememining
dc.subject.themepollution
dc.subject.themeenvironmental damage
dc.subject.themesoil erosion
dc.subject.themefreshwater degradation
dc.titleSand and Sustainability: An Essential Resource for Nature and Developmenten
dc.typeTechnical report

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