Permalink: https://www.media.greenpeace.org/archive/Kakun-Kusha-Village-Chief-in-DRC-27MZIFJJOHF19.htmlConceptually similarKakun Kusha Village Chief in DRCGP0STQTWMCompleted★★★★Kiombo Bkiangk Mukano Village Chief in DRCGP0STQTWRCompleted★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQTXICompleted★★★★Burning Charcoal in DRCGP0STQTXKCompleted★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQROKCompleted★★★★Hardwood Logging Workers in DRCGP0STQTWPCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTWYCompleted★★★★★★Mukula Forest in DRCGP0STQVMRCompleted★★★★Illegally Logged Hardwood in DRCGP0STQTX0Completed★★★★View AllGP0STQTWKKakun Kusha Village Chief in DRCBupemweme, the chief of Kakun Kusha village in his sparsely furnished home, holding a bible.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:刚果村长酋长的家里。家里没有什么家具,物品都堆放在不同的袋子里。酋长从袋子里掏出了一本圣经。Locations:Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo-Katanga ProvinceDate:23 Aug, 2016Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5760px X 3840pxKeywords:Day-Forests (campaign title)-Huts-Illegal logging-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Men-One person-People-Poverty-Religious movements and concepts-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)