The Shifting Sands team has been interviewed by a number of International media outlets, including The BBC, Vice, The Guardian, Nature and Mongabay. If you’re a journalist who’d like to get in touch with one of the team, reach out to us over at our contact us page.
Documentaries & RADIO
Running Out of Sand - BBC World Service Documentary, 2024
Lost Lands Mining the Mekong - South China Morning Post, 2023
Illegal sand mining is ruining these countries’ ecosystems - Vice, 2021
Press
Mining the Mekong: Land and livelihoods lost to Cambodia’s thirst for sand - Mongabay, 2022
50bn tonnes of sand and gravel extracted each year, finds UN study - The Guardian, 2022
Roar on the river: A torrent of sand shores up city’s rise - VOD, 2022
Sand crisis: Mafias thrive as shortages loom - DW, 2021
A Kingdom built on sand - Southeast Asia Globe, 2020
Time is running out for sand - Nature, 2019