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Governance 0 / 8

C1. Is sand recognized as a strategic, essential, or critical resource by your country?

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C2. Is there a national body responsible for overseeing sand resource

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C3. Is there a designated agency responsible for regulating the use of sand resources, including leasing, extraction, permitting, and monitoring?

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C3_1. Is there an agency that manages data from exploration and future resource projection?

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C3_2. Is the data collected from sand exploration managed by a government agency?

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C4. Is there a designated agency responsible for enforcing regulations and monitoring compliance with sand extraction activities?

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C5. Do your environmental and resource management agencies coordinate on sand extraction planning and decisions?

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C6. Is mineral ownership clearly defined and documented in your country?

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C7. Is ownership of surface rights in your country clearly identified and officially recorded?

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C8. Is there a clear legal or regulatory framework that governs sand extraction, either as a standalone regulation or as part of broader resource management laws?

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C9. Are permissions from a governmental body (i.e. permits) or local leader required for sand extraction?

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C9_1. Is a permit required to conduct sand exploration?

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C10. Are sand extraction sites systematically documented at the national level, with open access to data on their location, characteristics, and permit status?

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Yes

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C11. Is national or regional sand mining policy informed by region-specific, evidence-based data on its impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services?

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Yes

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C13. Are royalties charged for sand extraction?

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C14. Are government agencies or other mandated bodies regularly monitoring sand extraction activities?

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C17. Are project-level reports made available to the public? (Accountability question)

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C22. Are there polices and regulations that include biodiveristy offsetting to compensate for mining activities?

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C23. Are there policies and regulations that require the assessment of cumulative environmental impacts from sand extraction in permitting decision-making?

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C26. Are there cross-border governance mechanisms to address transboundary sand trade and impacts (especially regarding river and marine sand extraction)?

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C27. Are there policy instruments or incentives in place to encourage the responsible sourcing of sand resources?

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A0. Are alternative sources of sand being considered?

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A1. Does your country have resource maps or geological surveys identifying the location and characteristics of sand deposits

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A2. Is the geological origin of the sand resources used in your country known and documented (e.g., river, quarry, coastal, marine)?

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A3. Is the geographical source of the sand resources used in your country known and documented (e.g., specific counties, regions, or countries of origin)?

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A4. Are the end uses of sand resources in your country clearly identified and categorized (e.g., concrete, sub-base, coastal defence)?

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A5. Is the total annual volume of sand consumed in your country documented or estimated?

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A6. Is the proportion of sand resources consumed domestically and exported known?

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Yes

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A18. Is there any comprehensive database on available local alternatives to sand, and the price comparison with naturally occurring sand resources?

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Yes

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B2. Are there projections of sand demand in your country for the next 10, 20, and 50 years?

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B4. Do spatially explicit projections exist that identify where future sand demand in your country is expected to grow?

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E2. Are the ecosystem services, biodiversity values, and climate adaptation benefits of sand left in situ integrated into baseline assessments and decision-making for extractive operations?

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E3. Are there strategies for monitoring each sand extraction environment?

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E4. Are appropriate technologies to monitor sand extraction activities accessible?

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E13. Is an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) systematically required and conducted prior to sand extraction in terrestrial, freshwater, and coastal/marine environments?

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C2_1. Is there a national body responsible for overseeing terrestrial sand resources?

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C2_2. Is there a national body responsible for overseeing freshwater sand resources (e.g., river, lake)?

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Yes

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C2_3. Is there a national body responsible for overseeing coastal and marine sand resources?

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C5_1. Are your resource management, environmental and enforcement agencies on equal footing?

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C15. Do government agencies or other mandated bodies have monitoring guidelines for sand extraction activities?

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C19. Are there policies and regulations that require sand or mining projects to proactively avoid or minimize impacts on biodiversity, in line with the mitigation hierarchy?

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C20. Are there policies and regulations on the restoration of degraded environments?

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C25. Do restoration and closure plans for quarries and extraction sites include ecosystem restoration obligations, with monitoring and enforcement mechanisms?

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C27_2. Are there policy instruments or incentives in place to promote the substitution of sand sourced from the natural environment?

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C27_3. Are there policy instruments or incentives in place to reduce overall material demand?

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C27_4. Are there policy instruments or incentives in place to encourage the adoption of alternative materials to sand?

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C27_5. Are there policy instruments or incentives in place to promote the recycling and reuse of construction and demolition waste (CDW)?

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C27_6. Are there policy instruments or incentives in place to encourage the responsible sourcing of sand resources?

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C28. Is there any specific mandates/requirements in the design codes and standards with regards to sustainable sand use in your country?

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E5. Are biodiversity-sensitive areas (e.g., key ecosystems, protected areas, wildlife corridors) mapped and incorporated into spatial planning tools?

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E8. Are adjacent spatial plans considered (e.g., terrestrial & marine, across politically boundary)

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E9. Are the spatial plans revisited and updated every XYZ years?

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E14. Is a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in place to guide sand and aggregate extraction planning across terrestrial, freshwater, and coastal/marine environments?

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Yes

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E15. If Yes Q1: Is the selection of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) research company carried out by a government agency independent of the project proponent?

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E16. If Yes Q2: Are environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for sand extraction required to include indirect and downstream impacts (e.g., riverbed lowering, coastal erosion, or habitat fragmentation)?

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Yes

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E19. Are mitigation measures outlined in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) regularly monitored and audited during the construction and restoration phase to ensure compliance?

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E23. Are cultural resources considered in the permitting process?

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E24. Are there political tension that could be exarcebated by impacts of sand mining?

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Yes

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Governance 0 / 1

C16. Is project-level data made available to the government? (Transparency question)

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Yes

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C21. Are there policies and regulations that completely restrict certain areas from sand mining for biodiversity conservation reasons?

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Yes

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C24. If YES 5b: Do they provide for collaborative mechanisms for impact management and monitoring?

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Planning & Forecasting 0 / 1

B7. Are nature-related risks (e.g., declining sand supply, water scarcity, stricter biodiversity protections) integrated into national construction and infrastructure planning?

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E21. Are there strategies to maximise ecological and social benefits from restoration in areas affected by sand extraction, including at regional scales?

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E22. Is there a River Basin Organisation, watershed authority, or Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) body involved in coordinating sand extraction and its environmental impacts?

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