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Botswana’s challenge of river sand mining: Guest post by Otshabile Bahetoleng - An as-yet unmined stretch of the Rakabeswa River in the Mahalapye region of Botswana It resembles the way Tati River was before it was degraded by excessive sand mining. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f58e4cab354f0306bb7da9a/1605976759074-8INQH1M0N9EAY83Y2V3J/RakabeswaRiver2-MahalapyeRegionofBotswana%C2%A9OtshabileBahetoleng.jpg Stories - Botswana’s challenge of river sand mining: Guest post by Otshabile Bahetoleng - The Rakabeswa River in the Mahalapye region of Botswana, pictured during the rainy season. The dry branches are fences around drinking wells in the sand. The Batswana are pastoral farmers, and most depend on sand aquifers and other groundwater to water their livestock because the country has a semi-arid climate with a short unreliable rainfall season. Sand Mining reduces the water holding capacity of the river, which is detrimental to the local agricultural sector. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f58e4cab354f0306bb7da9a/1605979133080-L5F244LTCGBXMFHAQEMT/The+current+state+of+the+Tati+River2%C2%A9OtshabileBahetoleng.jpg Stories - Botswana’s challenge of river sand mining: Guest post by Otshabile Bahetoleng - The sorry state of the Tati River today The current state of Tati River, which was once an open channel filled with sand. 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Better connectivity would also give illegal operators easy access to structurally important sediments though. 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His early career as a professional musician took him halfway around the world. 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I currently work as a PhD Candidate at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. My research efforts are focussed on ‘Sand in the Anthropocene’. I started this website several years ago because I cared deeply and passionately about this topic. I was born and raised in India where I witnessed the impacts of indiscriminate sand extraction and it relates to some of my earliest memories. You may see just my face here but this work is made possible by several people including the occasional volunteer. Many members of our community supported my book crowdfunding appeal for which I am ever grateful! I’ve been receiving great feedback about the book in personal messages and some lovely reviews like the screenshot shared below. Proceeds from the book enable this website to remain ad-free. If you’d like to stay abreast of the latest news on sand and solutions, sign up to the monthly newsletter. https://www.sandstories.org/contact daily 0.75 2020-09-21 https://www.sandstories.org/resources daily 0.75 2025-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f58e4cab354f0306bb7da9a/1600975414009-8YPNJTUYU1O3WAEGK613/TAuch_FracSand-Mine-SuperiorSilicaSands-Auburn_WI_May2020.png Resources Sand is used extensively as a proppant in the hydrauling fracturing (fracking) industry. FracTracker Alliance studies, maps, and communicates the risks of oil and gas development to protect our planet and support the renewable energy transformation. They have an incredible collection of images of frac sand mining, storage, processing and transportation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f58e4cab354f0306bb7da9a/1601028430413-8QO4FEW1WV15T9VT4VQY/EJAtlas.JPG Resources The Environmental Justice Atlas documents and catalogues social conflict around environmental issues. As the demand for sand and gravel escalates, so do the social and environmental impacts. As of Oct 2021, 107 cases of conflict due to sand and gravel mining were recorded across the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f58e4cab354f0306bb7da9a/1615979691952-H88C497NFI5P4H0OOVGE/people-6027028_1280+by+Naassom+Azevedo+from+Pixabay.jpg Resources - If you’ve read the Sand Stories book, you can download the discussion guide here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f58e4cab354f0306bb7da9a/1600970980551-ZH6Q3IAIIA9J67SSXU2B/UNEP+2019+report.PNG Resources This report by the United Nations Environment Programme provides a global overview and potential solutions. It can be accessed here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f58e4cab354f0306bb7da9a/1600972893993-GO23ZM72U21IA7YM8BU3/Science+-+Torres+et+al.+2017.JPG Resources This seminal work published in Science in 2017 explains why sand scarcity is an emerging issue with major sociopolitical, economic, and environmental implications at a global level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f58e4cab354f0306bb7da9a/1600971412168-LPWYC48ONNRXNVZXYJGT/The+world+in+a+grain.jpg Resources This book by award-winning journalist Vince Beiser, published in 2018, provides a fascinating account of sand and its importance in our lives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f58e4cab354f0306bb7da9a/1600973169705-UPRHK4MPRX6RO11FNHPL/Nature+-+Bendixen+et+al.+2019.JPG Resources This article published in Nature in 2019 reiterates the urgency of the situation. and the growing need to monitor and manage this resource globally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f58e4cab354f0306bb7da9a/1600972598426-CLW2U68NEP07PNIYWBB9/WWF+Report+2018.JPG Resources This report by WWF released in 2018 spells out the impact of sand mining on rivers in particular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f58e4cab354f0306bb7da9a/1604511783760-UFKOOU6A3LSIBQ4HX9KM/IHRB+Podcast.JPG Resources https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f58e4cab354f0306bb7da9a/1600972409202-PIISAH7UY3AVQU51S0JL/Sand+Wars.JPG Resources This award-winning documentary by director Denis Delestrac, released in 2013, kick-started the whole global conversation around the disappearance of sand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f58e4cab354f0306bb7da9a/1601026740711-3VN2XQ7CE81RJVFRD3HC/Beach-sand-mining-sierra-leone+%C2%A9+Tommy+Trenchard-IRIN.png Resources Beach sand mining is a common practice across the world and it is very destructive. Coastalcare.org run by the Santa Aguila Foundation provides a Sand Mining Database and Photo Gallery for reference. 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