Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Illegally-Logged-Hardwood-from-DRC-Traded-in-China-27MZIFJJULJD1.htmlConceptually similarIllegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Traded in ChinaGP0STQROICompleted★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Refined for Furniture in ChinaGP0STQROMCompleted★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Carved in ChinaGP0STQROGCompleted★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Traded in ChinaGP0STQTX3Completed★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Traded in ChinaGP0STQROBCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Traded in ChinaGP0STQRORCompleted★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Used for Furniture in ChinaGP0STQVMTCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Traded in ChinaGP0STQVMSCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQRO8Completed★★★★View AllGP0STQROEIllegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Traded in ChinaRandomly stacked bloodwood inside Yangfan Forestry, Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, China. The quality of rosewood furniture made from African bloodwood can rival even the most popular red sandalwood on the market, which has become the main driver of rampant logging of this kind of timber.Locations:Asia-China-Jiangsu-ZhangjiagangDate:1 Jan, 2017Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5376px X 3584pxKeywords:Day-Forestry-Forests (campaign title)-High angle view-Illegal logging-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-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)