Blood Diamonds Flashcards
1
Q
Environmental impacts
A
- Deforestation in order to mine the diamonds
- Areas around the mines and war zones polluted
2
Q
What is a blood diamond?
A
Diamonds that are mined in a war zone and sold by rebels to fund weapons for a civil war.
3
Q
Social impacts of blood diamonds
A
- Miners are often enslaved
- Families are torn apart
- Bad healthcare for miners
4
Q
What are the main countries involved in the selling of blood diamonds
A
Liberia, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Zimbabway, Angola
5
Q
Economic impacts
A
- Extreme poverty due to lack of pay
- Government wastes money on funding war
6
Q
Who is involved?
A
- Enslaved miners
- Consumers
- Buyers
- Child soldiers
7
Q
What is the Kimberly process
A
It’s where the diamonds are checked and they have an official certificate to ensure they were not mined illegally.
8
Q
Why are diamonds mined illegally?
A
It costs less, you can enslave people to do it, it wastes less time
