RT Report
T1 Sand and Sustainability: An Essential Resource for Nature and Development
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Peduzzi, Pascal
A2 Chuah, Stephanie
A2 Bach, Helena
A2 Bide, Tom
A2 Chung, Candice
A2 Dawson, Katherine
A2 Ghafoor, Humaida Abdul
A2 Goichot, Marc
A2 Guppy, Reia
A2 Jouffray, Jean-Baptiste
A2 Long, Ashley
A2 Mohammed, Mona
A2 Moizer, Jonathan
A2 Puffer, Sheila
A2 Raji, Munira
A2 Russell, Mark
A2 Sánchez, Luis
A2 Selby, Ian
A2 Shanon, Murtah
A2 Strigin, Natalia
A2 Torres, Aurora
A2 Montaño, Juanita Torres
A2 Lancker, Vera Van
A2 Velpen, Arnaud Vander
A2 Young, Renee
A2 Yusuf, Halinishi
A2 Zadeh, Adel
A2 Bruijn, Arnold de
A2 Colson, Arnaud
A2 Cuperus, Geert
A2 Eisma-Osorio, Rose-Liza
A2 Grassi, Mark
A2 Harms, Natalie
A2 Hiblot, Mathieu
A2 Hilterman, Maartje
A2 Jansen, Pieter
A2 Jawo, Alieu
A2 Lalas, Antonios
A2 Lee, Richard
A2 Mankelow, Joseph
A2 Toral, Karla Martínez
A2 Oliveira, Roberta  Milgares de
A2 Navarro, Laetitia
A2 Nesbitt, Michael
A2 Ndakorerwa, Charlotte
A2 O’Brien, Jim
A2 Partow, Hassan
A2 Riadi, Slamet
A2 Smeets, Astrid
A2 Tarawally, Ansumana
A2 Tonda, Elisa
A2 Vegt, Helena van der
A2 Ermgassen, Sophus zu
SN 978-92-807-4279-4
YR 2026
FD 2026-04
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/49463
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/49463
NO The 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.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 20, 2026