Some $5 million worth of timber exported from the Democratic Republic of Congo to China in the second half of 2022 was felled illegally, according to a watchdog report. The timber was exported by Congo King Baisheng Forestry Development, known variously as Cokibafode or CKBFD in short, which in April 2022 was found by DRC […]
Global Witness has uncovered evidence showing China-linked timber company Congo King Baisheng Forestry Development (CKBFD) is responsible for illegal logging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), exporting over 30 million kilograms of illicit timber from the country to China between June and December 2022.
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Chinese Companies Linked To Illegal Logging and Mining in Northern DRC (Spanish). This story excerpt was originally translated from Spanish. To view the original story in full, visit El Pais. In Yaliwasa, located in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 200-year-old precious.
BASOKO, Congo In Yaliwasa, northern DRC, logs from 200-year-old hardwood trees lie rotting deep into the world’s second largest rainforest. They were cut in a hurry to be exported to global processing hubs in Asia, then redistributed to luxury markets in China and beyond. Instead, the precious wood is sprouting orange fungi and crumbles […]