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> ARM is recognised among ISEAL´s Emerging Initiatives More Info >>
> The Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) announced the release of its Standards & Guidelines for Sierra Leone’s Artisanal Diamond Mining Sector More Info >>
> NGOS Call for Expulsion of Venezuela from the KPCS More Info
> Venezuela weakens effort to control conflict diamonds More Info >>
> Ghana: NGOs say mining companies have impeded food production, and led to serious human rights abuses by the military More Info >>
>Global Fairtrade sales increase by a promising 47 per cent More Info >>
>Master in Environmental Management More Info >>

“Mercury-Free Life” forum in Mongolia More Info >>
ARM expresses its solidarity with Peruvian NGO CooperAcción and Red Muqui More Info >>
Gold plunder exposed in Tanzania More Info >>
Guilt-free diamonds: beyond blood to human rights More Info>>
SAHRC to probe mines More Info>>
Transparency Initiative More Info >>

A Radio Netherlands program dedicated to Green Gold More Info >>
DDI (Diamond Development Initiative) Concludes Successful Freetown Workshop on Standards & Guidelines More Info >>
Farmers in Ghana say that pollution from gold mines is pushing them into clandestine Mining More Info >>
Over 50 Colombian organizations are betting on free trade More Info >>
Ecuador revokes 587 mining concessions for “not paying” environmental fees More Info >>
Jewellery Retailers Pledge To Boycott Pebble Gold More Info >>
Carnegie Corporation Launches Initiative to Build Scientific Capacity in Africa More Info >>
Safety Subverted In China's Mines More Info >>

Making a Difference from Mine to Market. More Info >>
Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana to Conform Organisation of diamond producers of South America. More Info >>
Ethical Jewellery: A Diamond in the Rough. More Info >>
A World Consumed by Guilt. More Info >>
ARM Chair and Young Global Leader Catalina Cock featured in Deutsche Welle Documentary about the World’s Future in 2030. More Info >>
Goldsmiths Signs up to Golden Rules. More Info >>
RESPOMIN: Latin American Network for Responsible Mining Launches its Webpage More Info >>
Sustainable Mining Pays as Banks Penalise Bad Practice. More Info >>
Conscientious Consumption: Ethical Trend Gains in Luxury Market. More Info >>
Amid Labour/Royalty Disputes, Canadian Mining Company Barrick Completes Health Clinic in Tanzania. More Info >>

The Road to Ethically Sourced Gold Jewellery Gets Shorter. More Info >>
Venezuela Flouts International Diamond Agreement: Blood Diamond Controls Endangered. More Info >>
Burma's Brutal Crackdown Continues: “They Come at Night and Murder the Monks”. More Info >>
Cartier, Tiffany & Co., JOA, all place bans on Burmese stones: Industry Discourages Use of Burmese Rubies, Calls it Similar to Blood Diamonds More Info >>
The European Union has Imposed an Import Embargo on Timber, Gems and Precious Metals from Burma in Response to the Military Government's Crackdown on Demonstrators More Info >>
VIDEO: Shoot on Sight: The Ongoing Military Junta Offensive against Civilians in Eastern Burma. More Info >>
Two Burmese Businessmen Speak Out on Environment. More Info >>
ASM in Ukraine: Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Becomes a Social Legacy of Closed State Mines. More Info >>
NGOs Urge World Bank to Rewrite IFC Large Mines Guidelines. More Info >>
Mining Companies Struggle with Demanding Communities in Peru. More Info >>
Helping Artisanal Miners: Middle Eastern Bank Invests in Refinery to Add Value to Tanzania’s Gold. More Info >>

G8 Summit Declaration: Support to Responsible Frameworks for ASM is Imminent More Info >>
Small Scale Mining in South Africa More Info >>
Biodiversity - Canadian Mining Companies Lead the Way More Info >>
Brazil: Indians Speak Out Against Mining on Their Land More Info >>

Mongolia's Gold Rush: Blessing or Curse? Precious Metals Bring Prosperity, but also Troubles. More Info
Madagascar: Gold Mining Project Puts Glitter in Poor Village. More Info
Zimbabwe Raises Gold Price 10-fold to Curb Smuggling. More Info
Cool 2 Wear: “Green Gems”: The Ring (re)cycle: Consumers are Looking for Jewellery They Can Buy With a Clear Conscience. More Info
Africa: Diamond Lobby Talks of Beneficiation. More Info
Canada: Mindful of Image, Industry to Draft Nonbinding Regs. More Info

G8 Stresses Transparency and Sustainability in Mining. More Info
Clinton, Mining Industry Launch Anti - Poverty Effort. More Info
A legal gap leads to exports of gold jewelry being used to evade mining royalties in Colombia. More Info
Sierra Leone: Crucial Word Bank Policy Reforms for the Country. More Info
Tiffany’s Kowalski Declares U.S. Mining Law “Long Overdue for an Overhaul”. More Info
Artisanal and Small Scale Miners in Colombia create National Confederation. More Info

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