{"id":858,"date":"2011-08-08T13:52:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-08T13:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/?guid=632f0b378c629ee4c9cb0f442679bf0e"},"modified":"2011-08-08T13:52:00","modified_gmt":"2011-08-08T13:52:00","slug":"emeralds-for-elephants-asian-elephants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/2011\/08\/08\/emeralds-for-elephants-asian-elephants\/","title":{"rendered":""Emeralds For Elephants" – Asian Elephants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n

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NARAYAN JEWELLERS ZAMBIAN EMERALD RING<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Following the success of \u2018Emeralds for Elephants\u2019 in London in the summer of 2010, the key players have formed a new project along the same lines – benefiting a different region. World Land Trust<\/a> has partnered with Gemfields <\/a>in an effort to create awareness and raise crucial funds for the conservation initiatives of Wildlife Trust of India <\/a>(WTI) for the Asian Elephant in India.<\/p>\n

The effort has brought together 10 of India’s top Jewelry Designers each hand picked to create a one-of-a-kind piece or collection using Gemfield’s ethically sourced Zambian emeralds. Gemfields\u2019 focus is on ethically produced Zambian emeralds that follow fair-trade, environment, social and safety best practices. The Company\u2019s unique mine-to-market capability guarantees the provenance of every gem through a full disclosure and certification programme. The deep green of these gems and the ethical nature of their mining and route to market, form a perfect fit with the World Land Trust\u2019s goals and objectives.<\/p>\n

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VUMMIDI BANGARU JEWELLERS ZAMBIAN EMERALD EARINGS<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
As India\u2019s farmlands and cities expand, the Asian Elephant is experiencing large-scale habitat fragmentation and loss. India is home to 60% of the world\u2019s Asian Elephant population, making their survival in India critical to the survival of the whole species. An extensive survey across India conducted by WTI resulted in identifying 88 vital corridors for elephant movement. The Wildlife Trust of India with its conservation partners subsequently set about securing these vital corridors, of which the World Land Trust has partnered with WTI in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, southern Indian state of Kerala and the north eastern state of Meghalaya.<\/p>\n
Securing corridors for elephants involves working closely with local communities and governments and this renders the entire process time and resource-intensive. WTI and its conservation partner WLT aim to facilitate the creation of conflict-free corridors and improve conservation prospects of the Asian elephant.<\/p>\n
Ian Harebottle, CEO of Gemfields says that \u201cGemfields is very pleased to bring Emeralds for Elephants to India this year. Our London auction for the \u2018Indian Elephant Corridor\u2019 project helped to raise a significant amount last year, and we are sure of a good response in India. Gemfields is proud to have partners who support us wholeheartedly on this initiative and we sincerely hope that our efforts in giving to the environment will help build larger and more viable habitats.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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The star of the collection is a Ganesha sculpture with a 638 carat Gemfields Zambian emerald created by renowned artist, Arzan Khambatta. The jewellers are just as diverse in their style and designs; Abaran Jewellers (Bangalore), Anmol Jewellers (Mumbai), Gem Palace (Jaipur), Khanna Jewellers (New Delhi), Meena Jewellers(Hyderabad), Narayan Jewellers (Baroda), Nirav Modi (Mumbai), Sawansukha Jewellers (Kolkata), Talwarsons Jewellers (Chandigarh) and Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers (Chennai). <\/p>\n
John Burton, CEO of World Land Trust, says \u201cGemfields have not only demonstrated their ethics, but are also committed to helping the natural environment of Elephants, both in Africa where their emeralds are mined, but also in India where many of them are sold. In 2010 they were one of the major contributors to the programme managed by the Wildlife Trust of India and supported by the World Land Trust, creating corridors to allow elephants to move freely between protected areas.\u201d<\/p>\n
The collection will go on tour around India to each of the designers\u2019 boutiques from August to October 2011. On 14 October, Sotheby\u2019s will auction the collection at an exclusive event held in the Taj Mahal Hotel Mumbai, with a percentage of profits from each jewel going towards the World Land Trust\u2019s \u2018Indian Elephant Corridor\u2019 project<\/a>.<\/p>\n
To stay up to date with the project join their Facebook page: http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EmeraldsForElephants<\/a><\/p>\n
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