Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Illegally-Logged-Hardwood-in-DRC-27MZIFJJOE02B.htmlConceptually similarIllegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTX4Completed★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQROKCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQROOCompleted★★★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQTXICompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTWYCompleted★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTX0Completed★★★★Mukula Forest in DRCGP0STQVMRCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTWQCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTWSCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP0STQTXMIllegally Logged Hardwood in DRCA logging worker at a lumberyard. It takes almost a day for one worker to fell and debark a Mukula log.Mukula 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.In original language:刚果民主共和国非法伐木硬木砍树、剥皮完成一根血檀一个人需要一天时间。Locations:Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo-Katanga ProvinceDate:20 Aug, 2016Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5760px X 3840pxKeywords:Day-Forestry-Forests (campaign title)-Illegal logging-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Loggers-Logging camps-Logging practices-Manual workers-One person-Outdoors-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)