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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
Polar bear themed conference held in Moscow and Chukotka
20 march 2024
The seventh international scientific and practical conference "The Universe of the Polar Bear" takes place on March 19-21 at the Skolkovo Innovation Center in Moscow, and in Anadyr.
Far North marine cargo transportation operator fined for pollution of the Yenisei
19 march 2024
The Prosecutor's Office of the Krasnoyarsk Territory issued a fine of 4.6 million rubles to the Arctic Consulting Service freight forwarding company for pollution of the Yenisei river with petroleum products.
Most birds in the Arctic and Antarctic contaminated with microplastics - research
18 march 2024
Italian scientists from the Third University of Rome have assessed the extent of the impact of microplastic pollution on wild animals of the polar regions of the Earth. The study was published in the scientific journal Frontiers in Marine Science.
Forest fires accelerate the accumulation of radioactive lead in Arctic seas
15 march 2024
Russian scientists have found out that recent episodes of accelerated accumulation of radioactive lead-210 atoms in bottom sediments in the Laptev Sea are associated with massive forest fires that have occurred in Siberia, Yakutia and the Far East in the last fifty years, the press service of the Russian Science Foundation reports.
Ministry of Natural Resources names leading regions for Clean Country federal project
14 march 2024
Deputy Head of the Ministry of Natural Resources Murad Kerimov told RT which regions of Russia have become leaders in the implementation of the federal Clean Country project.
Expert: global warming leads to a reduction in the sakura blossom period in Japan
13 march 2024
The process of global warming has an impact on the sakura cherry blossom season in Japan, leading to a reduction in its duration and a change in the boundaries of tree growth areas, said Daisuke Sasano, a specialist in climate risk management at the National Meteorological Agency of Japan.
Ice-free periods to be expected in the Arctic - scientists
12 march 2024
In the next couple of years, there may be periods when the sea ice is almost absent in the Arctic, according to a prediction made by scientists from the University of Colorado.
