Sustainability Corner with Douglas McLaurin-Moreno — sustainable pearls

The breakthrough in Chile of culturing bead-nucleated cultured pearls.

American pearls are on the verge of a comeback, but could this really happen?

Pearls in the Web of Life – Part 1 Pearls are not only a product of a living being—a mollusk—but their mother mollusk is also a host for dozens of other life forms! When we think about other animals that we use in our lives (as a food source or as a luxury good, such as furs), we can rarely imagine these creatures being a part of something larger or coexisting with other animals from different species.