Oxytropidoceras Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 (edited) An article about sand smugglers: Singapore accused of launching 'Sand Wars'Singapore has been accused of launching aclandestine "Sand War" against its neighboursby paying smugglers to steal entire beachesunder the cover of night. The Telegraphhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/singapore/7221987/Singapore-accused-of-launching-Sand-Wars.htmlOther related articles:The World’s Disappearing SandBy Vince Beiser, June 23, 2016http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/23/opinion/the-worlds-disappearing-sand.htmlSand, rarer than one thinksThematic focus: Ecosystem managementEnvironmental governanceResource efficiency, United NationsEnvironment Programme, BangkokWeb page:http://na.unep.net/geas/getUNEPPageWithArticleIDScript.php?article_id=110PDF file: http://na.unep.net/geas/archive/pdfs/GEAS_Mar2014_Sand_Mining.pdfSand Rush: Why The World’s Beaches AreDisappearing by Emily Silva, CuriosityArousedhttp://www.curiosityaroused.com/environment/sand-rush-why-the-worlds-beaches-are-disappearing/Yours,Paul H. Edited July 6, 2016 by Oxytropidoceras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Stealing beaches. Now I've seen everything... ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 If there is any value to something someone will steal it unless it is "nailed down", and even then it is not safe. Beware Mt Rushmore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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