Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Illegally-Logged-Hardwood-in-DRC-27MZIFJJULIGW.htmlConceptually similarHardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQROKCompleted★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQRONCompleted★★★★Mukula Forest in DRCGP0STQVMRCompleted★★★★Chinese Merchant at a Hardwood Storage in DRCGP0STQRO6Completed★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQROLCompleted★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQRO8Completed★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQROOCompleted★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTWJCompleted★★★★★★Injured Worker in DRCGP0STQTWNCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQROQIllegally Logged Hardwood in DRCBloodwood with bark peeled off, awaiting shipment. Each Mukula log carries the name of the lumberjack responsible in order to calculate the wages.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: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)