Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Hardwood-Logging-Workers-in-DRC-27MZIFJJUL9A7.htmlConceptually similarIllegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQROQCompleted★★★★Chinese Merchant at a Hardwood Storage in DRCGP0STQRO6Completed★★★★Injured Worker in DRCGP0STQTWNCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTWQCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTWSCompleted★★★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQRONCompleted★★★★Mukula Forest in DRCGP0STQVMRCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Refined for Furniture in ChinaGP0STQVMQCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Used for Furniture in ChinaGP0STQVMPCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQROKHardwood Logging Workers in DRCLogging 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.Locations:Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo-Katanga ProvinceDate:18 Aug, 2016Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5760px X 3840pxKeywords:Day-Forestry-Forests (campaign title)-Illegal logging-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Loggers-Logging practices-Manual workers-Outdoors-People-Small group of people-Timber-Timber industry-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)