By Mike Angenent Almost two years ago I shared a vision to be actively involved in establishing a community museum in Marange and to organize the existing communities into a legal entity which could make a claim for the natural resources. Most people looked at me as if I had completely lost track of reality

Editor’s note: This article is by Brad Brooks-Ruben, who served at the U.S. Department of State as the working level representative of the United States to the Kimberley Process.  The piece appeared recently in Ethisphere.  Special thanks to Brad  for permission to reprint. “The Chinese Century,” as the New York Times Magazine framed it in a

11 November 2013 Fairtrade International is delighted to announce the publication of its new Standards and Premiums for gold, silver and precious metals http://www.fairtrade.net/our-standards.html  to help grow the market for small-scale miners around the world and deliver an ethical and responsible source of gold for the jewellery trade. Greg Valerio, gold programme co-ordinator at Fairtrade