People in Line to Gather Water in DRC

Local people wait in line to get water. Except Lubumbashi, all other cities in the Katanga province of DRC do not have tap water or permanent supply of electricity.

In original language:

人民在刚果民主共和国收集水

排着长队等待接水的市民。在Katanga地区，除了刚果金第二大城市卢本巴西，即使是其他的小城市，都是没有自来水和持续的电力供给的。

Unique identifier: GP0STQTWZ

Type: Image

Shoot date: 21/08/2016

Locations: Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Katanga Province

Credit line: © Lu Guang / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Illegal Logging of Hardwood in DRC and Its Trading in China

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.
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.

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