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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...
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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
Residents of Afghanistan, Belgium and Mexico to volunteer in tundra
01 april 2025
In addition to Russians, foreigners also want to become volunteers of the Green Arctic project. Residents of Afghanistan, Belgium and Mexico are among those who expressed a wish to participate, said Evgeny Rozhkovsky, chairman of the environmental organization.
Nornickel’s VP speaks about environmental measures in regions of its operations
28 march 2025
Nikolay Utkin, first vice president of Norilsk Nickel, spoke about measures that the company is taking to improve the environmental situation in the regions of its operations.
State committees discuss harmful emissions quotas in Krasnoyarsk
24 march 2025
Members of the State Duma Committees on Ecology and Energy took part in a round table and discussed the results of an all-Russian experiment on setting quotas for harmful emissions from large industrial companies.
Russian Arctic Ministry to extend socio-economic development program of the region until 2030
07 march 2025
According to Alexey Chekunkov, head of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East, long-term plans for the comprehensive socio-economic development of the Arctic's key settlements will be extended until 2030.
Eco-tech-parks for waste recycling to be created in Krasnoyarsk
06 march 2025
The authorities of Krasnoyarsk Krai (Territory) have announced a competition to create eco-tech-parks in five municipalities that will handle municipal solid waste.
Scientists propose creating Arctic research centre on Svalbard
05 march 2025
Scientists have proposed to create an international Arctic research centre on the Svalbard archipelago.
7% more tourists visit Russian North and Arctic in 2024
04 march 2025
According to Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Chernyshenko, the tourist flow to the regions of the Russian North and the Arctic in 2024 increased by 7% compared to the same period of the previous year, to 3 million people.
