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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
Eco-friendly packaging made out of algae developed in Russia
22 may 2024
Sergey Marinin, a graduate student at the Faculty of Ecology of Chelyabinsk State University, presented a new type of bio-packaging called algocarton (algae cardboard).
Norilsk Nickel's environmental projects recognized as Russia’s best
21 may 2024
Norilsk Nickel's environmental projects have won three awards in The Best ESG Projects in Russia competition in 2024.
EAEU needs to have environmental protection mandate - expert
20 may 2024
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) should obtain a mandate in the field of environmental protection and develop an action plan to solve environmental problems within the framework of the association.
Forests in Russia recovering faster than they decrease
17 may 2024
The forest area in Russia increased by 73,4 million hectares in the period of 2001-2023, reaching 795,4 million hectares, the Russian Agricultural Bank estimated.
Russia’s Ministry of Eastern Development announces priority goals for Far East and Arctic
16 may 2024
Minister for Development of the Far East and the Arctic of the Russian Federation Alexey Chekunkov named a number of key priorities for the regions’ development until 2030.
Almost half of China's largest cities slowly sinking
15 may 2024
Almost half of China's largest cities are slowly sinking under water due to ground subsidence.
Objective surveying methodology for indigenous peoples to be created in Russia
14 may 2024
The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) expedition “Clean Arctic - Vostok-77” may create the world’s first methodology for determining the opinions of small indigenous peoples taking into account their mentality and culture, which will be independent of corporate influence.
