The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is the process established in 2003 to prevent "conflict diamonds" from entering the mainstream rough diamond market.
A man and two children sifting for diamonds in Sierra Leone in 2004
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Blood diamonds, also known as conflict diamonds and less commonly as hot diamonds, are diamonds mined or traded in areas affected by armed conflict and used to finance rebel movements, insurgencies, o
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
…The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) is the process established in 2003 to prevent "conflict diamonds" from entering the mainstream rough diamond market. The scheme was established under United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/56, following…
Panning for diamonds in Sierra Leone