The effects caused by the illegal sand mining environmentally and socially were not only of negative consequences but also of positive consequences. However, the illegal sand mining caused far more negative environmental and social impacts than positive impacts.
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95· This study aimed to assess the extent of river sand mining activities across some of the catchments in Limpopo province, South Africa and understand the sustainable extraction of sand resources. This was followed by the determination of when sand mining activities commenced in each of the individual catchments.
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Given the circumstances surrounding the issue of illegal sand mining in rural communities, this research is aimed at investigating the impact of illegal or legal sand mining on the environment …
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202471· Abstract Illegal river sand mining in regions like the Limpopo Province poses severe threats to ecosystems and communities. Nevertheless, the community''s perspectives concerning these effects have not been determined. Thus, the aim of the investigation was to assess community perceptions regarding the environmental consequences linked to river sand …
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121· Artisanal sand mining is therefore illegal. However, high levels of unemployment and poverty make it untenable for the poor to forego artisanal sand mining as a livelihood …
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2024712· Illegal river sand mining in regions like the Limpopo Province poses severe threats to ecosystems and communities. Nevertheless, the community''s perspectives concerning these effects have not been determined. Thus, the aim of the investigation was to assess community perceptions regarding the environmental consequences linked to river sand mining …
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39· In a recent ‘mining indaba’, a conference of mining interests held annually, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa spelt out the key sector’s …
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31· Abstract Sand is mined illegally in numerous countries globally—with devastating consequences for the envi-ronment and the people living in the sand mining areas. In our contribution, we highlight the conflict potential of illegal sand mining.
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2015430· What Can We Do? Support the Illegal Wild Coast Sand Mining Facebook Page. SIGN the online petition to stop illegal sand mining on the …
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512· At the start of February , South African sand mining association ASPASA made an unusual statement, one that challenges the …
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107· Statistics released by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) inaccurately reflect the volume of illegal mining operations in South Africa, says mining industry body Aspasa
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2024121· For example, illegal sand mining is endemic in South Africa, and sand governance challenges are reflective of national land governance contradictions in post …
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Sand-mining can be a lucrative business for local communities, but they are often unaware of the government structures (such as the Directorate of Small Scale Mining within the Department of Mineral Resource and Energy) and regulations governing sand-mining. As a result, local communities are excluded and have to bear the brunt of the negative impacts associated with …
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20241012· Environmental groups say illegal sand mining is taking a damaging toll in South Africa. But for many, it''s a crucial source of income in a country where one third of the population is unemployed.
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Information on the sand-mining permit application process, how to access government support and how to report illegal sand-mining, in the form of physical and electronic posters, for each …
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Request PDF | On Dec 1, 2020, Ross T. Shackleton published Loss of land and livelihoods from mining operations: A case in the Limpopo Province, South Africa | Find, read and cite all the research
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121· However, comprehensive research describing the complexity of sand mining in developing nations is lacking. Here, we review literature from Sub-Saharan Africa outlining drivers and effects of construction-sand.
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202421· Organized crime is mining sand from rivers and coasts to feed demand worldwide, ruining ecosystems and communities. Can it be stopped?
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2025221· Sand is mined all across the globe—with and without government licenses—in various locations to an extent that is unsustainable. Hotspots for sand mining are, among others, India, China, Morocco, Cambodia, the Vietnamese Mekong Delta, and South Africa. Sand is usually mined from sand pits, rivers, and the oceans. Sand is an easy-to-mine
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Similar findings were reported by Manona et al. (2024) from a study of sand harvesting governance in Eastern Cape, South Africa: “There is a need for stronger sand mining governance locally, and at other scales, including opening up legal mining opportunities”.
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201279· Research shows that KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape are home to more than 200 illegal sand mining operations. Umvoti River sand is …
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2015417· However, he pointed out that, currently, most of the illegal sand mining operations in South Africa were taking place in the Eastern Cape and …
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Request PDF | On Dec 1, 2020, Ross T. Shackleton published Loss of land and livelihoods from mining operations: A case in the Limpopo Province, South Africa | Find, read and cite all the research
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Sand-mining can be a lucrative business for local communities, but they are often unaware of the government structures (such as the Directorate of Small Scale Mining within the Department of Mineral Resource and Energy) and regulations governing sand-mining. As a result, local communities are excluded and have to bear the brunt of the negative impacts associated with …
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Land Degradation Associated with Illegal Sand Mining in Rural Areas and Lack of Formalization of the Industry in South Africa: A Review Thabang Maphanga , Benett Siyabonga Madonsela*
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20241012· Environmental groups say illegal sand mining is taking a damaging toll in South Africa. But for many, it''s a crucial source of income in a country where one third of the population is unemployed.
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2025427· Eleven people have been arrested in connection with illegal sand mining and for being in the country illegally. The suspects were arrested in the Sekhukhune, Mopani and Vhembe districts in Limpopo during Operation Vala Umgodi. The operation led to the arrest of six suspects for charges of
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95· This study aimed to assess the extent of river sand mining activities across some of the catchments in Limpopo province, South Africa …
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Sand theft or unauthorised or illegal sand mining leads to a generally unknown global example of natural and non-renewable resource depletion problem comparable in extent to global water scarcity. [1][2][3] Beach theft is illegal removal of large quantities of sand from a beach leading to full or partial disappearance of the beach.
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