02/04/2022
🖤Did you know the dark side of the gemstones?
Here are 3 interesting facts, you may don't know.
✨1.)Inherently mining gemstones in principle are not truly sustainable- they are a limited resource. But there are ways to minimize harm to the environment. When mining operations are not thoughtfully designed, they can pollute air and water, erode soil, and destroy habitats.
✨2.)Gemstone mining can be hazardous to the health of workers and communities alike. Diamond miners often work in cramped and unsafe conditions in tunnels, and dust from the mines can cause respiratory diseases in workers and residents of nearby communities.
✨3.) ‼️UNICEF estimates that around 40,000 children are employed in several mines and labs, with reports that some are as young as seven years old. Children work twelve-hour days digging for the cobalt that powers our mobile phones, and in doing so they also mine by-products such as tourmaline, amethyst and smoky quartz, which can be sold off to crystal dealers for added profit. The International Labour Organisation estimates that globally there are more than one million children participating in artisanal and small-scale mining. 😣
Choose your not only your jewelry or gemstones wise...
Try to upcycle, recycle, re-new, exchange your things.
My jewelry is made with gemstones which I've exchanged, upcycled or bought from well known surces.
Like this one, this tiger eye is from my friends place in Mexico.
Thank you for this amazing shoot👌
Thank you to be part of my art 🙏🏻
