In this guest post, t4u, an IT services provider based in Bengaluru, India, describes their IoT-enabled solution to the looming sand crisis.

Learn about a company that is ‘on a mission to transform the construction industry and secure the future of our planet by delivering healthy, environmentally regenerative and circular building materials’.

In this guest blog, Goodwin Sands SOS, a community campaign group in the UK, shares their concerns about the dredging of the Goodwin Sands off the Deal coast in Kent, England.

In this guest blog, Melissa Nemhara, a student of Geology explains the impact of sand mining on rivers, especially when coupled with dam building.

In this guest blog, Dr Christopher Hackney, co-author of a comment published in Nature, talks about his experience of sand mining in the Mekong and the need for better governance around sand mining.

Two students from Concordia University, Montreal share their experience at a global competition that encourages people to think differently about social and environmental change.

In this guest blog, Steve Lockett, Education and Outreach Officer for Mahseer Trust, talks about his experience of the sacred Karnali River in Nepal and how it stands to be affected by development projects in the pipeline.

In this blog, a group of students from the University of Geneva, Switzerland share their research on good and bad practices in the sand supply industry in Western Switzerland.

In this guest blog, Steve Lockett, Education and Outreach Officer for Mahseer Trust, talks about how sand mining impacts Critically Endangered species such as the hump-back Mahseer.

We were invited to speak at Imperial College, London in Oct 2018 and we took the opportunity to interview some Geology students to find out their thoughts about sand.

We see many media stories about illegal sand mining in developing countries. Often, it is implied that such problems are only faced in the Global South. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Art can be a powerful medium to communicate important issues, especially in an age where there is an overdose of information about the crises all around us.

Sand mining has tremendous impacts on biodiversity. But the harsh reality of such impacts is often cloaked in bare-boned catch-all phrases such as 'human impacts on the environment'.

The world is facing a growing sand crisis. This infographic from Trademachines tells us why we should be concerned.

Vince Beiser, author of a soon-to-be-published book on sand mining takes us on a journey around the world exploring the global crisis that few have heard about.

Our quest for rapid urbanisation and development comes at a devastating price. This blog examines the story of a river in Vietnam that is being ravaged to feed the development engine.

Cement, the fine powder that glues the sand and gravel in concrete has an interesting history. In today’s context though, it is a highly polluting industry.

Trouble brews in South Africa (SA) as permission is granted for sand mining in wine-producing regions endangering both the wine and tourism industries.

From Sand to Silicon, Intel’s marketing video sheds light on how sand powers our digital lifestyles.

Sand is embedded in the very fabric of our modern lives. It plays an invisible yet significant role in the production of many material objects around us.