Permalink: https://www.media.greenpeace.org/archive/Illegally-Logged-Hardwood-from-DRC-Traded-in-China-27MZIFJJULZUK.htmlConceptually similarIllegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Refined for Furniture in ChinaGP0STQROMCompleted★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Traded in ChinaGP0STQTX3Completed★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Used for Furniture in ChinaGP0STQVMTCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Traded in ChinaGP0STQVMSCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Used for Furniture in ChinaGP0STQVMPCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Used for Furniture in ChinaGP0STQVMNCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Refined for Furniture in ChinaGP0STQVMQCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQROQCompleted★★★★Mukula Forest in DRCGP0STQVMRCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQROIIllegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Traded in ChinaSupervisor Kong at Hebei Dacheng Rosewood Furniture Factory. He has just purchased a container of Mukula wood weighing roughly 30 tons for the production of rosewood furniture.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:Asia-China-Jiangsu-ZhangjiagangDate:1 Jan, 2017Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4920px X 3280pxKeywords:Day-Forestry-Forests (campaign title)-Illegal logging-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-One person-Outdoors-People-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)
