kimberly process a mechanism aimed at cutting the flow of blood diamonds earlier i was joined by alan martin director of research and partnership africa canada to discuss the current state of the diamond trade i first asked him how the kimberley process came about and if it's doing enough to curb the violence surrounding these gems. or or. very valuable the very small the very valuable and the very easy to move across borders and that means that they are. essentially the reason why you. should be for us today is because. ten years ago fifteen years ago were. were mining and trading these things often include with a company such as de beers and mining centers or trading centers and hoping to look even elsewhere they were quite happy to take your time in this without asking many difficult questions. so if you think about the cost of funding a civil war for example you go to places where there's in the middle east or whether it's asia or even. by an eight hundred forty seven four hundred bucks if you would if you're trading diamonds with a couple million that's that's that's one of the here for

new job to do due diligence thank you so much alan martin director of research partnerships africa canada appreciate it but you very much. after the break you guys are talking off these i met at the guardian to break down the extent of corporate espionage among global activists stick around. unexplored and talk to go what is it in this icy expanse that attracts the people who come here. which is why now i only go to the dog show. and enter into. a new generation of polar explorers is coming. we have a new group of specialists here now all of them are young how are they going to get along with each other and i don't know. i used to be a bureaucrat. so you seriously. want to venture as a way to this mysterious land where do they live want to the east and want to be actually doing it on top to go. much if your advice is centered around the negative aspects of american food culture sample mindful eating social eating our voiding of snacks how much of an influence do you think these american culture has on the rest of the incredible. succeeded to things with me and the world the psni. the food

alan martin director of research partnerships africa canada appreciate it thank you very much. after the break you guys are talking off these i met at the guardian to break down the extent of corporate espionage among global activists stick around. why is the price of gold so high. demand global demand do you think oldest money. know the value of the only place we have to live of the water that we need to survive it's not compared to bill i mean gold we're not going to eat gold we're not going to bait with gold. we're not going to drink what clearly what amal is and is in a desperate economic situation absolutely right what we're wrong to do is say therefore any kind of economic development from the outside is going to be a benefit their only purpose is to extract as much money as possible to feed into the global financial system. with part of the geo political economic system that's extremely are split to do. first of all is a question where the mining should even be carried out altogether can it be done in a way which doesn't destroy people's lives resources environment will

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