UNEP: Sand and sustainability: 10 strategic recommendations to avert a crisis (2022)

© 2022 GRID-Geneva, United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva, Switzerland

A group of world experts from all sectors was convened to propose 10 solution-oriented recommendations to this impending sand crisis. They include, namely, adopting integrated policy and legal frameworks, mapping sand resources, promoting resource efficiency and circularity, sourcing responsibly and restoring our ecosystems. The overarching purpose of this report is to encourage policy makers at all governance levels to adopt relevant policies and standards, and promote best practices, in tune with local sand dependencies and development imperatives