Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Illegally-Logged-Hardwood-in-DRC-27MZIFJJULSW1.htmlConceptually similarHardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQROKCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTXMCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQROQCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTX4Completed★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTWYCompleted★★★★★★Chinese Merchant at a Hardwood Storage in DRCGP0STQRO6Completed★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTX0Completed★★★★Burning Charcoal in DRCGP0STQTXKCompleted★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQRONCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQROOIllegally Logged Hardwood in DRCAt a lumberyard, the bark of the felled bloodwood trees has been roughly removed. The Mukula timber awaits shipment.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.Locations:Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo-Katanga ProvinceDate:22 Aug, 2016Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5760px X 3840pxKeywords:Day-Forestry-Forests (campaign title)-Illegal logging-KWCI (GPI)-Logging practices-One person-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)