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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
Murmansk port’s waters to be cleared of sunken ships
12 december 2024
Russia’s ministry of transport has amended rules of removal of sunken ships in Murmansk port’s waters.
Almost 6 tons of recyclables removed from national parks on Lake Baikal
11 december 2024
In 2024, almost 6 tons of metal, glass and plastic of recyclable waste were collected in national parks near Lake Baikal, which is twice as much as in 2023, the press service of the Lake Baikal Foundation told TASS.
Northern Sea Route to be free from ice in September after 2050 - climatologist
10 december 2024
The eastern part of the Northern Sea Route, which is frozen in winter and summer, will become ice-free in September by as soon as 2050-2060, a climatologist said.
Land degradation adds 1 million sq km annually
09 december 2024
Land degradation worldwide continues to increase rapidly, now covering about 1 million square kilometers annually, according to a joint report by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
Russia and Azerbaijan to jointly tackle Caspian Sea shallowing issue
06 december 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev have agreed to work together to prevent the shallowing of the Caspian Sea.
Arctic may become completely ice-free within three years
05 december 2024
The Arctic could be completely free of ice within three years, which would be an "ominous era" for the inhabitants of the planet, scientists at the University of Gothenburg warn.
Eastern Arctic seas named main source of methane emissions in Northern Hemisphere
04 december 2024
The marine shelf of the Eastern Arctic is the main source of methane emissions into the atmosphere in the Northern Hemisphere, said Tatyana Polivanova, an expert of the International Scientific Center for Ecology and Climate Change at Sirius University.
