SEA SAND EXPORTS: AN OPPORTUNITY OR A DISADVANTAGE TO THE PEOPLE?

Abstract

This article critically examines the utilization or opportunities and losses for the people with the opening of sea sand export permits by the government which have been prohibited by the previous government regime. By focusing on the emergence of pros and cons of the opening of this sea sand export. This article analyzes how the opportunities that benefit from sea sand exports, corporations or people who profit. This study explains that sea sand mining can damage marine ecosystems and destroy biodiversity habitats, sea sand mining can damage fishermen's fishing areas and reduce fishermen's productivity, and sea sand mining can cause coastal abrasion and cause small islands to sink. This study contributes significantly to the discourse by explaining the implications of the export of sea sand in the community, as well as strategies to reduce the adverse impact of sea sand exports on environmental justice.