Countries participating in a major endangered species trade conference in March must back better protections for red and pink coral, which are disappearing because of overfishing to make jewelry.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. We all have a clear idea of what precious coral looks like. It is the pretty red or softly blushing beads and ...

The forest department has sent the red coral samples for test by marine experts and labs with expertise in this. “The gem and jewellery shop owners import it as a rough coral, concealing the fact that ...