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International Commodities

Information for Confluence Campus students abut international commodities.

 

Academic Level of Resources

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Diamond Industry

The World Diamond Council is made up Jewelry and diamond manufacturing companies.  The council was formed in 2000 to examine ways to reduce conflict diamonds from entering the diamond market. 

Operated by the World Diamond Council DiamondFact  is useful website that contains a lot of information about the diamond industry. 

The Kimberly Process is a initiative  between governments, industry and civil society which intends to stop the buying and selling of conflict diamonds (also know as blood diamonds).

Conflict (Blood) Diamonds

Conflict diamonds (also known as Blood diamonds) is a term used for diamonds mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, army or warlord.

 Amnesty International Conflict diamonds

 Diamond Development Initiative

 Blood diamonds

 Blood diamond (britannica)