Illegal logging, Siberia
Russia has the largest forests in the world, mainly in Siberia.
They cover an area nearly double the size of the Amazon rainforest, but they're now under threat because of illegal logging on a massive scale.
The 拢1 billion business is controlled by powerful Russian and Chinese mafias, making it a dangerous and difficult issue to investigate.
The 大象传媒's Alfonso Daniels reports from Siberia:
Gallery of Destruction - Following the logs to China
Inspectors Kabanietz and Samolienko
Anatoly Kabanietz, inspector just before leaving on patrol
Logs from Siberia head to China, then on to Europe and the US.
The destruction close up.
The highly organised operation
Independent truckers transport the logs
Independent truckers transport the logs
A protest against the illegal logging.
The destruction close up.
Loading logs onto rail transport
Pictures by kind permission of: Roman Fadeev, BROC and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).