it's s standard practice in te maldives.identnts on the island gain nothing from the resesort, but sandnd is being tataken away m ththem. shaziya ali i from traparency maldes s says the islaland is shririnking. trtrees along ththe coast are e, as t the beach is s steadily eroding. she'cocollecng evivince in a bid givive ople here a voic but thth're fighting a perfuful opponent. shshaziya: the c current oeres alsoso concted v verclosely y th some of the leads of this country. so it t would reallyly be hard a cocommoner or a a small commuy likehehem, this islaland, to std up a and fight agagainst them. adam: i hoped that with the ww govevernme comining that thth would immemediately stop a alle reresort developopment projectct it is very sad that a lot of these projects are continuing. host: anyone involved in the construction trade, whether on the maldives or elsewhere, knows how important sand is. afafter all, it's an essential component in concrete. the worldwide demand for sand has tripled in just 20 years. so much so, in f