CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri represented the global jewellery industry at the annual High-Level Segment of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) currently underway in New York, where a note was circulated highlighting the efforts of the industry to support the UN development programme and its sustainable development goals.

The Tiffany & Co. Foundation has released two grants for funding of conservation efforts aimed at protecting and preserving the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, a magnificent natural wonder which is the world’s largest living organism. The grants will support efforts to create and implement “novel solutions” to keep the unique coral ecosystem “vibrant and healthy for generations to come”.

Merlin Diamonds Limited recently recovered 32 pink diamonds totalling 6.639 cts from its mining operations at the Merlin Diamond Mine in the Northern Territory.

Botswana Diamonds (BOD) PLC, a joint venture partner with ALROSA in Sunland Minerals -- and its operator – recently provided an update on Sunland Minerals’ exploration projects in Botswana.