Permalink: https://www.media.greenpeace.org/archive/Burning-Charcoal-in-DRC-27MZIFJJOELQX.htmlConceptually similarIllegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTWYCompleted★★★★★★Hardwood Logging Checkpoint in DRCGP0STQTWLCompleted★★★★Local Family in DRCGP0STQTX5Completed★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTWJCompleted★★★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQROKCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTX0Completed★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTXMCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQROOCompleted★★★★★★Kiombo Bkiangk Mukano Village Chief in DRCGP0STQTWRCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQTXKBurning Charcoal in DRCAlong the road from the forest to the city of Lubumbashi, many villagers earn their living by burning charcoal. Before logging of Mukula started in the region, burning charcoal was the main source of income for many local people. 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.In original language:燃烧木炭在刚果民主共和国从卢本巴希市往北沿着公路的很多村民都烧木炭为生，大片森林被砍伐。（木炭行业在伐木之前时当地的主要产业和当地人的主要经济来源。木炭主要销往Lubumbashi，因为Lubumbashi这个城市没有其他燃料，木炭是他们的主要燃料。木炭烧制的主要材料是森林中的一些速生林。较大的树木和类似血檀的硬木在砍伐和烧制中比较费力）。Locations:Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo-Katanga ProvinceDate:19 Aug, 2016Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5760px X 3840pxKeywords:Charcoal-Day-Forestry-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Outdoors-People-Timber-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)
