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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.
Lab-grown...
10 august 2026
Oil workers to help resuscitate Yamal's forests
10 june 2024
The autonomous institution Forests of Yamal and oil and gas companies plan to restore more than 4,000 hectares of forest and plant 3 million seedlings in 2024, the press service of the governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District reported.
Rosatom to remove spent nuclear fuel from the former Navy base in the Murmansk region
07 june 2024
By the end of 2024, Rosatom plans to remove the last spent nuclear fuel from Gremikha.
Scientists found out that anthropogenic warming of the Earth has reached record rates
06 june 2024
According to the analysis, in 2023, the contribution of people to the increase in global temperatures amounted to 1.3 °C, while the total amount of warming for the year reached 1.43 °C. It was influenced by the climatic phenomenon of El Nino and other natural factors.
Norilsk Nickel to hold another eco-marathon
06 june 2024
The eventful program includes three stages and will last from June to October. Participants will have creative events, quests, workshops, meetings with like-minded people and the opportunity to implement their own eco-projects under the guidance of experts.
Three tons of waste removed in Arkhangelsk under the Clean Arctic program
05 june 2024
The campaign launched the fourth cleaning season of the Clean Arctic public environmental project.
In Severodvinsk about 200 volunteers cleared the coast of Yagry Island
04 june 2024
The volunteers collected 60 bags of waste, a significant part of which is metal, burnt barbecues, various structures, glass and plastic. Separately collected waste will be sent for recycling.
Waste management and the creation of an ecotechnopark discussed in Norilsk
03 june 2024
The expert session "Cyclical Economy Projects in the Arctic" was held in Norilsk. During the event, organized by the Norilsk Development Agency (ARN), system solutions and coordination of work in the field of sustainable solid municipal waste management were discussed, as well as options for implementing a large environmental project on the territory of Norilsk and Dudinka within the framework of a concept that includes mechanisms for organizing an ecotechnopark.
