Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Kakun-Kusha-Village-Chief-in-DRC-27MZIFJJOHC5W.htmlConceptually similarKakun Kusha Village Chief in DRCGP0STQTWKCompleted★★★★Kiombo Bkiangk Mukano Village Chief in DRCGP0STQTWRCompleted★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQTXICompleted★★★★Mukula Forest in DRCGP0STQVMRCompleted★★★★Burning Charcoal in DRCGP0STQTXKCompleted★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQROKCompleted★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQTWPCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTWYCompleted★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTX0Completed★★★★View AllGP0STQTWMKakun Kusha Village Chief in DRCBupemweme, the chief of Kakun Kusha village, and his thatched hut behind him. Chinese hardwood traders promised to build a new house for him and a school as reward for logging the Mukula tree, a slow-growing hardwood species unique to southern and central Africa. In 4 months 16 trucks of logs have been shipped, the traders are gone, leaving a half-constructed house and no sign of the school.In original language:村长酋长BUPEMWEME的家是茅草房,酋长说:“今年5月,中国商人找到我给我20美元,让我带路看看森林里的树木,看完后口头协议,给我盖新房,给村里盖学校,4个月过去了,树木被砍伐了16车已运走,我家的房子只盖了一半,又没有人了,学校还没说。”Locations:Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo-Katanga ProvinceDate:23 Aug, 2016Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5215px X 3477pxRestrictions:No FundraisingKeywords:Children-Day-Forests (campaign title)-Huts-Illegal logging-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Men-Outdoors-Palm trees-People-Poverty-Timber industry-Victims-VillagesShoot: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)