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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.
Lab-grown...
10 august 2026
Employees of Rosprirodnadzor rescue wounded polar bear in Taimyr
06 september 2022
The wounded animal was found in Dixon on Saturday. It was decided to send veterinarians from the Moscow Zoo to help the Red Book animal.
Elders of indigenous peoples of the North do not trust FPIC imposed from abroad
06 september 2022
The field phase of the high-latitudinal expedition on the Kola Peninsula organized by the Center for Arctic and Siberian Research, a division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, has been completed.
The number of participants in the Russian-Asian Consortium for Arctic Research is growing
05 september 2022
According to the Project Office for Arctic Development (POAD), the Russian-Asian consortium for Arctic research led by the North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU), the Government of Yakutia and the Northern Sustainable Development Forum, was replenished with ten more members.
The new satellites to provide continuous monitoring of Arctic waters and communication in the Arctic
02 september 2022
The Arctic-M satellite constellation will be formed over the Arctic, capable of making up to two million accurate images per year. This will allow for detailed monitoring of the hydrometeorological situation in the macroregion.
The Arctic never been so hot in the last 7,500 years
01 september 2022
Studies of annual tree rings conducted by experts from the Swiss Federal Research Institute of Forest, Snow and Landscape of the University of Geneva allow us to trace the extent of climate change in the Arctic.
The self-propelled platform "North Pole" has been put into operation
31 august 2022
"Admiralty Shipyards" have put into operation an ice-resistant self-propelled platform (LSP) The North Pole which is a scientific expedition vessel designed for long–term drift in the Arctic ice, the press service of the shipbuilding enterprise reported.
The Arctic and the Barents region heating up faster than previously thought
30 august 2022
The temperature in the Arctic circle is increasing approximately four times faster than the average for the planet, the Meteorological Institute of Finland reported on the results of long-term observations. Based on previous studies conducted by other organizations, it was assumed that the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the world average.
