The 250 kilos of quartz grains that were confiscated in Sardinian airports from tourists who intended to take them away as souvenirs have returned to their natural home, the splendid beach of Is Arutas, on the coast of Cabras . A worrying growth phenomenon: in 2021 the kilos of sand recovered were 200, in 2020, however, 6 quintals.

The sand includes the quantities coming from the rooms of the local accommodation facilities and those that have been sent back by repentant tourists.

The restitution took place in collaboration with the Sardinia stolen and plundered association, which every year undertakes to safeguard it.

“Associating the restoration of the territory with ecological days perfectly reflects the concept of safeguarding the natural marine environments that we want to pursue and disseminate - underlines the mayor of Cabras, Andrea Abis -. 2022 is the year of the tourist restart, this will be the season that will allow us to test how much travelers and locals have understood the importance of preserving a natural asset as precious as quartz sand ".

"Unfortunately, the phenomenon of theft of sand , stones and shells appears constant - says Franco Murru, president of stolen and pillaged Sardinia -. Our association has been trying for many years to discourage it by addressing the heterogeneous audience of social media, and consequently to the organs of traditional information, but evidently in the future it will be necessary to intercept in a more widespread way the potential perpetrators of these crimes , for example involving schools and promoting specific environmental education courses ".

(Unioneonline / ss)

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