Why are sand protests happening in Saint-Colomban/Nantes, France? Cover image © La Tête Dans Le Sable

Sand underpins lives and livelhoods across the world. ‘Beneath the sands’ demonstrates why there is an urgent need to manage this resource better.
Cover: A sand harvesting site in Rakwaro village, Kenya. Photograph: Sharon Atieno

In July 2021, Sweden's biggest cement factory was denied permission to continue mining limestone. This blog examines why a focus on low-carbon cement alone is not enough.

This post examines recent events connected to mineral sand mining in South Africa that are important milestones for Justice.