Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Illegally-Logged-Hardwood-in-DRC-27MZIFJJULB0X.htmlConceptually similarChinese Merchant at a Hardwood Storage in DRCGP0STQRO6Completed★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQROKCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQROOCompleted★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQROQCompleted★★★★Mukula Forest in DRCGP0STQVMRCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTWYCompleted★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTX0Completed★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQROCCompleted★★★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQRONCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQROLIllegally Logged Hardwood in DRCBloodwood that has not passed the “quality inspection”. In order to harvest the highest quality wood, Chinese merchants have taught the local lumberjacks a simple “quality test”: cut a small hole into the tree, extract a small piece of core, and dip it in a bottle of water. If it sinks immediately with no air bubbles, then the specimen can be considered dense with rich oils—the signs of good lumber—otherwise, the specimen will not receive the approval of merchants. Many trees in the forest are like this. Although they have not been chopped down, they still carry scars.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:5330px X 3553pxKeywords:Day-Forestry-Forests (campaign title)-Hands-Illegal logging-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Logging practices-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)