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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
Russia and Kazakhstan outline new environmental protection agenda
16 september 2024
At the meeting of the joint Russian-Kazakh commission on environmental issues, the parties discussed the interim results of joint work. One of the main joint projects was the program for the conservation and restoration of the Irtysh River basin.
Russian scientists to create genetic database of Arctic plants and animals
13 september 2024
Russia will create a database of genomic data of living organisms inhabiting the Arctic.
Volunteers clean-up Yenisei River banks
12 september 2024
Volunteers have collected 60 bags of waste on the banks of the Yenisei River.
A number of Arctic locations selected for creation of environmental monitoring system
11 september 2024
Eighty locations in the Arctic have been selected to create an environmental monitoring system for the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, which will begin operating in 2025, the developers of the program said.
India the most plastic-littered country
10 september 2024
India has become the leader of the anti–rating in terms of pollution by unassembled polymer waste - this is the conclusion reached by scientists from the British University of Leeds. Artificial intelligence helped them identify the most littered country.
Russian scientists make unexpected conclusions on the melting of permafrost
09 september 2024
Russia can benefit from climate change and permafrost melting, but this requires a comprehensive monitoring system, said Oleg Volkov, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Clean Arctic - Vostok -77 expedition.
High-speed Internet to be provided to the Arctic regional centers of Yakutia
06 september 2024
The Government of Yakutia, VEB.RF and ArktikTelecom signed a cooperation agreement, according to which VEB.RF will join the project "Synergy of the Arctic", which is being implemented by the republic and the Ministry of Finance of Russia.
