Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Hardwood-Logging-Workers-in-DRC-27MZIFJJUBUBU.htmlConceptually similarIllegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTWYCompleted★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTX0Completed★★★★Chinese Merchant at a Hardwood Storage in DRCGP0STQRO6Completed★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQROOCompleted★★★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQROKCompleted★★★★Mukula Forest in DRCGP0STQVMRCompleted★★★★Kiombo Bkiangk Mukano Village Chief in DRCGP0STQTWRCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTXMCompleted★★★★Burning Charcoal in DRCGP0STQTXKCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQROCHardwood Logging Workers in DRCEmployed by a Chinese merchant, this Congolese boss has a bodyguard from the army and is inspecting the forestry work.They log Mukula, 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:22 Aug, 2016Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4787px X 3191pxKeywords:Day-Forestry-Forests (campaign title)-Illegal logging-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Loggers-Men-Outdoors-People-Small group of people-Timber industry-WeaponsShoot: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)