Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Illegally-Logged-Hardwood-in-DRC-27MZIFJJOHP6Q.htmlConceptually similarHardwood Logging Checkpoint in DRCGP0STQTWLCompleted★★★★Mukula Forest in DRCGP0STQVMRCompleted★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQROKCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQROQCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTWYCompleted★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Traded in ChinaGP0STQVMSCompleted★★★★Chinese Merchant at a Hardwood Storage in DRCGP0STQRO6Completed★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTWQCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTWSCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP0STQTWJIllegally Logged Hardwood in DRCEvery truck shipping Mukula hardwood needs to pass a checkpoint on the way from the forest to Lubumbashi. According to records at the checkpoint at least 4-5 trucks, and sometimes as many as 14-15 trucks, pass every day.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.In original language:刚果民主共和国非法伐木硬木从森林里运到卢本巴希市的血檀木头都要经过检查站，经过登记后，一般都放行，从检查站里登记的血檀木头运出的数量，每天少时4-5辆，多时14-15辆Locations:Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo-Katanga ProvinceDate:16 Aug, 2016Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5760px X 3840pxKeywords:Day-Forestry-Forests (campaign title)-Illegal logging-KWCI (GPI)-Logging practices-Outdoors-People-Timber-Timber industry-Trade-Trucks-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)
