You can purchase a Kimberly Process Certified Diamond from any retailer who sells them.
If you choose to purchase a stone without a Kimberly Process Certificate, you may be purchasing a conflict diamond.
Conflict free diamonds are diamonds that come from a reputable source and not from any illegal behavior such as drug trafficking and money laundering. The most popular place to purchase these types of diamonds is in Canada.
Swarovski earrings are not real diamonds, therefore there is no concern about conflict free diamonds. Swarovski jewelry is made from crystals, not diamonds.
Conflict diamonds are found and traded out for money that supports conflict, wars, civil unrest and possibly terrorism. Conflict-free diamonds are found and traded out by companies that subscribe to the Kimberly Process (read more about it, below), and who certify that diamonds in their shipments are conflict-free.
1. To wear as jewelry. 2. To sponsor wars. Choose responsibly. There are Conflict Free diamonds - certified by Kimberley or lab created diamonds.
Check with your local duty-free shoppe to determine whether or not the border you are crossing allows diamonds to be purchased duty free. There is no standard.
Any jewelry store that promises its diamonds are "Conflict Free" should ensure the diamonds were mined using ethical practices. There's a whole complicated system of warrantees that guarantee diamonds are conflict free. Read the article below for a more detailed explanation.
The website www.StopBloodDiamonds.org has lots of information about conflict-free diamonds and how to purchase them. The site contains links to diamond merchants in many parts of the world.
You can read more about Blue Nile's Ethical Sourcing, below.
Conflict diamonds from Liberia and Sierra Leone are barred from import by executive orders. It is difficult to identify conflict diamonds conclusively meaning that some diamonds sold int he US may very well be conflict diamonds.
Conflict diamonds are usually mined by humans digging in the soil.
Conflict diamonds can destroy, dismember and dismantle cultures.
Yes blood diamonds and conflict diamonds are the same thing. They can also be called converted diamonds, war diamonds or hot diamonds. Hopefully this answered your question.
People who mine conflict diamonds can be killed for a whim; conflict diamonds fund mayhem, war, civil unrest and other inhumane activities.