Diamond market crash is Africa’s opportunity, not its crisis – M'zée Fula Ngenge

Global natural diamond supply is forecast to fall below 95 million carats this year, the lowest since 1987. For Dr. M'zée Fula Ngenge, chairperson of the African Diamond Council (ADC), this is not a death knell but a clarion call. In an exclusive...

12 october 2026

Tracr passes 5 million rough diamonds milestone as De Beers expands provenance push

De Beers Group's blockchain-enabled traceability platform Tracr reached a significant milestone in 2025, with more than 5 million rough diamonds individually scanned and registered, up from 2.8 million cumulative registrations reported in 2024. The...

28 september 2026

South African diamonds head to Hong Kong: SDT partners with BRINKS for JGW 2026

South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) has confirmed the country's participation in Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) 2026 through a partnership with BRINKS. SDT marketing and communication manager Tsholofelo Gopolang Tselapedi...

14 september 2026

David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle

In this interview with Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa, PhotoScribe Technologies president and chief executive David Benderly explains how PermaScribe differs technically from conventional laser inscription, its potential to strengthen security, and...

31 august 2026

The great reset: Paul Zimnisky on supply catharsis, De Beers' bargain and the case for natural diamonds

The natural diamond industry is in the throes of its most profound reset in a generation. Supply is plunging to its lowest level since 1987 and De Beers—once valued at over $9 billion—is reportedly being sold for as little as $1 billion.
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10 august 2026

It may take up to six years to clean up the Arctic, Rosprirodnadzor head says

05 august 2022

Svetlana Radionova, Head of Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources (Rosprirodnadzor): It will take five to six years to clean up the Arctic zone

It will take five to six years to clean up the Arctic zone, Svetlana Radionova, Head of Rosprirodnadzor, said in her official Telegram channel, RIA Novosti reports.

The head of Rosprirodnadzor said that at present, on behalf of the government, the federal project “Full-Scale Cleaning” is being implemented under which “many places will be cleaned up.”

According to her, the cleaning process is also underway with the involvement of volunteers from the Clean Arctic Project.

“When we decided to free the habitats of polar bears and other Red Book animals from waste, and generally put the fragile Arctic zone in order, of course, we understood what we would do this for more than one year. I think it will last five, maybe six years. This is a lot of hard work,” said Radionova.