Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Chinese-Merchant-at-a-Hardwood-Storage-in-DRC-27MZIFJJUBMLO.htmlConceptually similarHardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQROKCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQROQCompleted★★★★Mukula Forest in DRCGP0STQVMRCompleted★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQRONCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQROLCompleted★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQROOCompleted★★★★★★Injured Worker in DRCGP0STQTWNCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTWJCompleted★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Traded in ChinaGP0STQTX3Completed★★★★★★View AllGP0STQRO6Chinese Merchant at a Hardwood Storage in DRCAt a bloodwood storage field, a Chinese merchant carves into the bark of a log to demonstrate to a client the quality of the lumber.Pterocarpus tinctorius, or Mukula tree, is a rare and slow-growing hardwood unique to southern and central Africa. Mukula has been illegally logged and traded from Zambia and DRC to China for the last decade, feeding the increasing demand of "rosewood" in the Chinese market.Locations:Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo-Katanga ProvinceDate:24 Aug, 2016Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:6000px X 4000pxKeywords:Day-Forestry-Forests (campaign title)-Illegal logging-KWCI (GPI)-One person-Outdoors-People-Timber-Timber industry-Trade-Wood (materials)Shoot:Illegal Logging of Hardwood in DRC and Its Trading in ChinaPterocarpus tinctorius, or Mukula tree, is a rare and slow-growing hardwood unique to southern and central Africa. Mukula has been illegally logged and traded from Zambia and DRC to China for the last decade, feeding the increasing demand of "rosewood" in the Chinese market.Chinese photographer Lu Guang traveled to Katanga province in the DR Congo as well as eastern China documenting the expanding Mukula industry. The project, commissioned by Greenpeace, follows its supply chain from the DRC, where it’s used for traditional medicine, dye, and a source of pollen for bees used in honey production—to processing centers in China and upscale furniture showrooms.Related Collections:Illegal Logging of Hardwood in DRC and Its Trading in China (Photos & Video)