Permalink: https://www.media.greenpeace.org/archive/Illegally-Logged-Hardwood-from-DRC-Traded-in-China-27MZIFJJYM5QV.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 ChinaGP0STQROICompleted★★★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Refined for Furniture in ChinaGP0STQVMQCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Used for Furniture in ChinaGP0STQVMPCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Used for Furniture in ChinaGP0STQVMNCompleted★★★★Mukula Forest in DRCGP0STQVMRCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQROQCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQVMSIllegally Logged Hardwood from DRC Traded in ChinaMukula logs in a timber yard in Zhangjiagang, eastern China, home to the largest Mukula market in the country.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:29 Dec, 2016Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5760px X 3840pxKeywords:Day-Fire engines-Forestry-Forests (campaign title)-High angle view-Illegal logging-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-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)