Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Illegally-Logged-Hardwood-in-DRC-27MZIFJJOEXJK.htmlConceptually similarIllegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTXMCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQROOCompleted★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTWYCompleted★★★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQTXICompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTX0Completed★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQROKCompleted★★★★Burning Charcoal in DRCGP0STQTXKCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQROQCompleted★★★★Mukula Forest in DRCGP0STQVMRCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQTX4Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCDebarked Mukula logs awaiting transportation at a lumberyard in Katanga province in the DRC. Mukula trees grow scattered in the forests of Katanga province. 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:在刚果(金)加丹加省的森林里在刚果(金)加丹加省的森林里,大约100米左右就有一根成年的血檀树,经过砍伐、去皮堆集在一起准备让大卡车运走。Locations:Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo-Katanga ProvinceDate:21 Aug, 2016Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5760px X 3840pxKeywords:Day-Forestry-Forests (campaign title)-Illegal logging-KWCI (GPI)-Logging practices-Outdoors-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)