dc.contributor | Ecosystems Division | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | en_US |
dc.coverage.spatial | Global | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-03T06:37:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-03T06:37:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1990 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/29053 | |
dc.description | The environmental impacts of sand and gravel extraction are not always readily obvious and hence have long been under-estimated. The cumulative, far-reaching effects of numerous uncontrolled operations have contributed substantially to the degradation of river and coastal ecosystems. | en_US |
dc.format | Text | en_US |
dc.language | English | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Environmental Management Guidelines, No. 20 | en_US |
dc.rights | Public | en_US |
dc.subject | RIVERS | en_US |
dc.subject | SEABED RESOURCES | en_US |
dc.subject | INFORMATION NEEDS | en_US |
dc.subject | ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING | en_US |
dc.subject | MINING | en_US |
dc.subject | SEABED MINING | en_US |
dc.subject | ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION | en_US |
dc.subject | SAND EXTRACTION | en_US |
dc.subject | GRAVEL EXTRACTION | en_US |
dc.title | Environmental Guidelines for Sand and Gravel Extraction Projects - Environmental Management Guidelines, No. 20 | en_US |
dc.type | Manuals, Guides and Toolkits | en_US |
wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production | en_US |
wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 14 - Life Below Water | en_US |
wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 15 - Life on Land | en_US |
wd.tags | Biodiversity | en_US |
wd.topics | Resource Efficiency | en_US |
wd.identifier.pagesnumber | 39 pages | en_US |