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Forestry
Forests (campaign title)
Illegal logging
KWCI (GPI)
Local population
Loggers
Logging practices
Manual workers
Outdoors
People
Small group of people
Timber
Timber industry
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Hardwood Logging Workers in DRC
Logging workers in the virgin forests of the southeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Their average age is below 20, and they specialize in felling African “bloodwood”.
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.
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Illegal Logging of Hardwood in DRC and Its Trading in China
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.
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.
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Illegal Logging of Hardwood in DRC and Its Trading in China (Photos & Video)
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Unique identifier:
GP0STQROK
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
18/08/2016
Locations:
Africa
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Katanga Province
Credit line:
© Lu Guang / Greenpeace
Size:
5760px × 3840px 16.64 MB
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)