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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
Clean Arctic volunteers begin expedition to Cape Chelyuskin on August 30
27 august 2024
The expedition of Clean Arctic volunteers to Cape Chelyuskin will start on August 30 from Arkhangelsk, the organizers of the event said.
Hainan to host the World environmental car conference in September
26 august 2024
The World conference of cars powered by new energy sources will be held on September 27-29 in Haikou, the administrative center of South China's Hainan Province. The forum is organized by the Association of Science and Technology of China, the Hainan Administration and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China.
Volunteers of Green Arctic project clear territory of 35 football fields of waste in Polar Urals and Yamal
23 august 2024
The volunteers of the Green Arctic project shared the results of ecological expeditions to the Ingilor Nature Park and the village of Cape Kamenny, which were held from July 29 to August 11, the volunteer organization reported.
Norilsk Nickel holds coordination meeting with Murmansk Region’s nature reserves
22 august 2024
Norilsk Nickel, which has been cooperating with the Pasvik, Laplandsky and Kandalaksha nature reserves, discussed the interim results of their joint work at a coordination meeting dedicated to preserving biodiversity and improving the state of ecosystems.
Clean Arctic volunteers collect 720 tons of waste on Barents Sea coast
21 august 2024
A group of volunteers from the Clean Arctic project collected 720 tons of waste during the cleaning of the Barents Sea coast near the village of Old Varandey in the Nenets Autonomous District, said the governor of the region, Yuri Bezdudny.
Satellite data shows accelerated melting of Arctic ice caps
20 august 2024
In the summer of 2024, the ice caps of the vast polar archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean underwent extreme melting caused by exceptionally high air temperatures.
Lake Karakol in Orenburg revives itself
19 august 2024
Lake Karakol in the Orenburg region has revived itself. In the last 12 years there has been no water in the reservoir located in the Svetlinsky Biological Reserve: the last time the lake was filled to the brim was in 2006.
