Yoram Dvash: Industry unity, producer leadership and marketing investment key to natural diamond's future

The natural diamond industry is navigating a period of significant transition, but there are increasing signs that the foundations for a stronger and more positive future are being built, according to the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB)...

29 june 2026

AWDC: First fully traceable artisanal diamonds from DRC sold on the international market in Antwerp

In a historic milestone for the diamond industry, fully traceable, artisanal diamonds from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been sold on the international market for the very first time in Antwerp. Below, Ine Tassignon, AWDC spokesperson, provides...

22 june 2026

Natural diamonds most desired luxury jewellery, Gen Z spending double baby boomers, reveals De Beers report

Natural diamonds remain the most desired jewellery item among US consumers, with Millennials and Gen Z driving demand value and spending, according to De Beers Group’s The Diamond Report, which draws on the biannual Diamond Acquisition Study of 18,500...

15 june 2026

Edahn Golan: India’s lab-grown diamond exports surpass natural diamonds by volume, yet value gap widens

India’s diamond industry has reached a historic turning point. In March and April 2026, the volume of lab‑grown diamond exports overtook that of natural diamonds, with lab‑grown stones accounting for 51% and 50.4% of total export volume respectively...

01 june 2026

Dr M’zée Fula-Ngenge: Kimberley Process failing Africa

The Kimberley Process (KP) is failing Africa, and the world's definition of a “conflict diamond” is a moral and legal absurdity, according to the African Diamond Council (ADC) chairperson M’zée Fula-Ngenge. The following exclusive...

18 may 2026

All volunteers for Arctic landfills clean-up recruited

31 may 2024

The interregional environmental organization "Green Arctic" has completed the selection of volunteers to clean up the Arctic from waste, scrap metal and dilapidated buildings, the telegram channel "Green Arctic" reports.

Applicants for participation in summer volunteer expeditions were selected for three months. 130 men and 65 women expressed their desire to participate in the project.

As a result, a detachment of 13 male volunteers will go to work in the Ingilor Nature Park. Volunteers will have to dismantle five cluttered sites, collect 500 cubic meters of scrap metal and solid household waste, and dismantle ten dilapidated buildings.

A team of 18 people - nine men and nine women - will go to the village of Cape Kamenny. They will help local residents and the village administration in cleaning landfills near the village and in the tundra, dismantle dilapidated buildings.

Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished