Sandslottets kollaps

Vad händer om sanden skulle ta slut? Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Sanden är grunden till vår moderna civilisation. Det är materialet som vi sällan tänker på, men som är helt avgörande för urbaniseringen. Men sanden är ingen oändlig resurs, på sina platser har den redan börjat ta slut. Utvinningen leder till förödande miljöförstörelse och sociala konflikter.Sandmaffior som med våld och korruption underminerar rättssäkerheten breder ut sig i flera länder. Vad händer om sanden skulle ta slut?Programledare och producent: Erik Petersson och Jennifer SjöblomKällförteckningMedverkandeVince Beiser - journalist och författare och har skrivit boken The World in a GrainPer J Andersson - journalist och författare till boken Sand - jakten på råvaran som formar vår världJean-Baptiste Jouffray - forskare på Stockholm resilience center och Stanfords universitetPascal Peduzzi - föreståndare på GRID GeneveIlangovan Rajasekaran - journalist på The HinduAndra vi har varit i kontakt medMattias Göransson - statsgeolog på SGU Luís Fernando Ramadon - fd federal polis i Rio de Janiero, expert på illegal sandutvinnign Böcker och tryckta källorSand - jakten på råvaran som formar vår värld, av Per J AnderssonThe World in a Grain, av Vince BeiserKlippTV band Rio: Ecko, Zinho, Faustão: entenda como funciona a milícia cariocahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AeZGUBENoQ Brasil Urgente: Zinho preso: Saiba quem é o chefe da maior milícia do RJ I Brasil Urgente https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKKSTpJwCm4&t=3s NDTV: Gangsters Set Fire To 35 Buses In Brazil After Crime Boss Killed By Policehttps://www.ndtv.com/world-news/watch-gangsters-set-fire-to-35-buses-in-brazil-after-crime-boss-killed-by-police-4514424 UGreen: O Negócio Bilionário da MÁFIA DA AREIA no Brasil e como Rios, Dunas e Cidades Pagam a Conta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZX833CAMJY TV Brasil: RJ | Milícias que atuam na extração ilegal de areia são alvo de operaçãoSjungande sand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Qs-0AI9MA&t=16s & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Qs-0AI9MA&t=16s Källor i urvalDokumentären Sand WarsDokumentären Lost WorldNRP: Planet Money: Peak Sand https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/07/13/628894815/episode-853-peak-sand Reuters: Devoured: How China’s largest freshwater lake was decimated by sand mining https://www.reuters.com/graphics/GLOBAL-ENVIRONMENT/SAND-POYANG/qzjpqxxabvx/ Studie: Rethinking sand as earth material for a sustainable construction in Egypthttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/built-environment/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1566515/full Studie: Quantifying the informal sand market and its consequences: The case of Brazilhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211464524000708 Nesta: Against the grain: building a future safe from sand crimehttps://www.nesta.org.uk/feature/future-signals-2026/sand-crime/ Beneath the sands: ‘We can’t run away’ https://www.beneaththesands.earth/we-cant-run-away GlobalGeneva: Sand: The Hidden Crisis - And New Gold - At Our Feethttps://www.global-geneva.com/development/science/sand-the-hidden-crisis-at-our-feet The Times of India: Sand Mafia’s Chilling Death Threat Jolts Ghat Owners, Who’s sleeping? https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/sand-mafias-chilling-death-threat-jolts-ghat-owners-whos-sleeping/articleshow/130564031.cms# Forbidden Stories: Sand mafias silence journalists in Indiahttps://forbiddenstories.org/sand-mafias-silence-journalists-in-india/#:~:text=Burnt%20alive,over%2050%25%20of%20his%20body. Studie: Abundant resources in an era of scarcity: Systemic aspects of the Global sand and gravel crisis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921344925005087 UNEP: The problem with our dwindling sand reserveshttps://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/problem-our-dwindling-sand-reservesReporters without borders: India: Uttar Pradesh reporter gunned down for covering sand mafiahttps://rsf.org/en/india-uttar-pradesh-reporter-gunned-down-covering-sand-mafia Dagens arena: Vårt samhälle är ett enda stort sandslotthttps://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/07/13/628894815/episode-853-peak-sandStudie: Abundant resources in an era of scarcity: Systemic aspects of the Global sand and gravel crisis https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/abundant-resources-in-an-era-of-scarcity-systemic-aspects-of-the/Studie: The environmental impacts of river sand mininghttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722029746 Sandstories: The global estimated value of illegal sand extraction: Guest post by Luis Fernando Ramadonhttps://www.sandstories.org/stories/estimated-annual-value-illegal-sand-extraction-lfr Forbidden stories: Sand mafias silence journalists in Indiahttps://forbiddenstories.org/sand-mafias-silence-journalists-in-india/#:~:text=Burnt%20alive,over%2050%25%20of%20his%20body.Svt: Bristen på laglig sand har skapat en sandmaffia https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/bristen-pa-laglig-sand-har-skapat-en-sandmaffia Scientific American: Inside the crime rings trafficking sandhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sand-mafias-are-plundering-the-earth/ Le monde: India's 'sand mafias have power, money and weapons'https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2022/09/12/in-india-sand-mafias-have-power-money-and-weapons_5996639_114.html In sight Crime: The Mafias Behind Sand Trafficking in Latin Americahttps://insightcrime.org/news/the-mafias-behind-sand-trafficking-in-latin-america/ Stockholm Resilience Center: Finding sand solutions for desirable futureshttps://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-stories/2026-02-19-finding-sand-solutions-for-desirable-futures.html BBC: How the scramble for sand is destroying the Mekonghttps://www.bbc.com/news/business-50629100 UNEP: Rapporten Sand And Sustainability https://wedocs.unep.org/items/b037d0d7-b899-4969-9b9a-b5c36dd32abe Sveriges Geologiska undersökning: Grus, sand och krossberg 2024: https://resource.sgu.se/dokument/publikation/pp/pp202503rapport/pp2025-3-rapport.pdfRapport: Reportrar utan gränser: https://rsf.org/en/almost-half-28-journalists-killed-india-modi-became-pm-were-covering-environment-related-stories