Liberia has introduced a permit for gold and diamond dredging, lifting a ban on the mining method associated with pollution. Meanwhile, that is exactly the opposite of what has been done in Ghana, ...

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Philippines – Edison Palattao, a 52-year-old fisherman in Aparri, Cagayan, still can’t move on from how the extraction of river sand made their lives miserable. “It really ...

MANILA, Philippines— The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Calapan has formally opposed dredging and sand mining operations in the city’s rivers and coastal barangays, citing environmental and social concerns ...

A lawmaker is pushing for a nationwide ban on black sand mining, including dredging activities that may be used as a front for such environmentally destructive operations. Through House Bill (HB) 1843 ...

Paju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kim Kyung-il) announced on the 10th that it plans to improve the operation method of dredging work to advance the timing of river dredging construction. The river ...

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The dredging began in 2024 and is being carried out under an agreement between a mining firm and and the DENR BAGUIO, Philippines – Residents and environmentalists staged a fluvial protest on ...

A group of passionate locals have called for a long-term solution to the disappearing sand from beaches in Sydney's ...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, has raided an illegal sand mining site at Omambala River, Ifite-Ogwari, in Ayamelum Local Government Area of the state. The ...