Logging in the Congo river basin forest
China is the largest consumer of logs from the DRC, buying near 38% of the roundwood produced in official statistics in 2008 (Ministère des Eaux, Forêts, Chasses et Pêches du DRC, 2009). However, the official numbers only reflect approximately half of what is being cut, the remaining illegally, often transported across borders to neighboring countries.
Year: 2010
From collection: The Last Stand of the Gorilla - Environmental Crime and Conflict in the Congo Basin
Cartographer: Hugo Ahlenius