The Trees That Bleed: How rosewood is smuggled from Senegal into Gambia - BBC Africa Eye documentary

The rosewood tree is one of the most trafficked species on earth.
When it's cut it bleeds a blood-red sap.
Having exhausted stocks elsewhere, Chinese traders have turned to West Africa, especially southern Senegal, where trees are cut down and smuggled into neighbouring Gambia and then all the way onto China.
For a year BBC Africa Eye, with Umaru Fofana, has been investigating the million-dollar trade in trafficked rosewood.
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[@pmand1998]

Who is here just randomly watching documentaries after the covid 19 pandemic

[@milowolfface9392]

Ehh.. I just typed in Blood tree. That Dragon tree was neat though

[@namethatplacechannel]

Lol it just popped up on my KZbin list

[@PranaChi369]

Im right with you....my 5th one back to back today🤷🏾

[@marciamarquis5010]

African is the mother land I did interior design year ago I thought it was grown in England disgusting the rain forest which sustains the environment the rich need to stop it they no what sustain life on this earth it's sad

[@silverlove8377]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OMG PANDEMIC CORONA BEER EPIDEMIC!

[@maryemmanuelleyray2751]

Boycott rosewood furniture imported from China!!!

[@margarettaha3199]

I agree with this statement. There will be no shade for the people. Trees mean LIFE. I try to ban all things coming from CHINA

[@alif.mseengineering5805]

Lock them up

[@chrisoghenetegamaloney5799]

heuheuheu hyuk hyuk the Chinese be locked 🔒 up

[@karlquiah1260]

It's it shame to caĺl logging illegal and crime. They are working hard to earn living. And who made it illegal gor the inhabitants to havest their God-giving property? That's what happens if you can not create job to settle the citizens. They will employ themselves.

[@mikeinocencio9516]

Boycott china, period!!!!

[@redbonescorpio79]

We continue to shame our Ancestors

[@bok..]

The tree its a perfect metaphor, even the imagery of blood doesnt nothing.

[@aebniala]

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[@abongilentsane7079]

Painful!

[@margarettaha3199]

OUR Ancestors relied on Water from the sky.Trees to shade us. All the natural elements are life. MAN is destructive.

[@jeremylinah8078]

Weryucut plantanother notcutcut noputtibg back

[@samalimusoke4261]

It is not too late to plant more rose wood tress. We need volunteers and wells. Trees and water are ife. Thank you for this program.

[@tarobinson7411]

how....can we go help plant them...we need weapons to protect them though.

[@Rough_Coins]

Samali Musoke the planting is not the problem but the number of years it will take to get the full size of rosewood

[@mbch7ji2]

How many times have you seen a documentary about corruption/looting in Africa without Africans being involved? WE ARE OUR OWN PROBLEM!! There's always an insider job and you get killed if you speak up (just like the man in this documentary). We can't just blame China. Also, in abject poverty, people turn to illegal activities like this. As for our leadership, need I say more?

[@aebniala]

They are keep in the dart age on purpose.. Better manipulate them. They are trying to do the same to us with the climat scam, hoax... Earth is a carbon planet, with carbon base beings..

[@comradeidiotstick6788]

@@aebniala What's wrong with you?

[@aspiring...]

Africa has all the resources the whole world needs. It could be rich beyond imagination if all african countries worked together. I belive the African politicians are hired by western governments to keep Africa poor so other countries can exploit.

[@caribmaroon]

Corruption is rife, with money more valuable than life. Standing up for truth and your rights may come at a human price, but is necessary in order to highlight to the world destructive activities such as this, and maybe bring about some change. May God strengthen and cover those who step out in faith.

[@gingerbadjie9670]

True words.

[@agaspalee4939]

The reason Africa as a continent not regarded by the western world is that, we are too easy to manipulate, despite our big degrees and grammar

[@denisedean2446]

The western world is the Pimp that prostitutes African countries and poverty is the stimuli that compels Africans to sell their souls for a meal ! It's a vicious parasitic system of capitalism!

[@karenmutile8923]

european needs this , american needs this = china has to supply , china has no natural resources = african poverty and corrupt leaders being used to make them destroy their own home and country.the gov knows but do nothing , they need jobs nothing , they need money nothing but the gov has eaten enough to keep quiet and do nothing such a cry

[@danielward7008]

​@@denisedean2446No. It's your own leaders that are betraying you, not the Western world.

[@kevohwapipelinetransami4351]

Watching from Kenya Nairobi 🇰🇪🇰🇪🖐🖐👍👍 BBC never disappoints us keep them coming

[@Del-Canada]

They are like locusts. Swooping down and consuming everything, when it's all gone they do the same to their next stop. It's sick.

[@aliway4136]

They will murder and eat animals that are almost extinct. I dont get why they are this way!

[@emmanuelskilful2489]

China is a disaster 2 d world

[@alieudrammeh4949]

Chinese ppl have no scruples

[@aebniala]

locust is food and you should eat the locust, instead of spaying them, poisening them....

[@JimmyCrackCorn_]

Chinese!

[@livelyhakim4168]

Adama barrow has failed as a leader, I can’t believe he is letting the precious Wood to be smuggled into The Gambia. This is heartbreaking

[@aebniala]

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[@Donsam55]

His a big failure

[@lilmbaye29]

He was never a leader him and the guy leading Senegal are the same.

[@youlandparris4354]

HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE FOR 3 YEARS

[@enideckert3964]

After theyturn the region into desert they will be begging for food imports.

[@kwakye7]

Whenever a logger is arrested for felling a rosewood, he should in addition to the normal fine be made to plant 10 or more ROSEWOOD plant seeds.

[@makererekivulu]

Make that 100 tree saplings.

[@JimmyCrackCorn_]

He should be beaten and JAILED!

[@JimmyCrackCorn_]

El Darden I agree, they should be SHOT!!

[@Ivan.A.Churlyuski]

you live in a wood home hypocrite.

[@mosesmosrs9738]

Africa ma africa who do this to us ? why can't black man just think about future shame on africa leaders

[@whailidris7335]

You did that for your self don't blame anyone

[@aebniala]

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[@harrysk7171]

Primitive catching prawm

[@nampijjanazifah6358]

You can't tell someone who had no dinner to keep food for next week. Actually the government may say it's ilegal to locals but itself export it

[@chocolate_-zb9mt]

You say this again Moses Mosrs!😑

[@safiyanuur6997]

Africa opens all the doors to China, and now we are crying !!!!!. God helps us

[@aebniala]

China are dictator and so is your government. You should be in charge, unite and trow them out. Keep the tools....

[@caribmaroon]

So true. Unfortunately, Africa has been deceived (as are others), under the guise of helping to develop countries in various ways, including their technological expertise. Why, for instance, should an African country have to import food products that can be easily grown in that African country. May the LORD have mercy!

[@benaduloju3149]

Yes, we should mourn our foolishness with our lack of focus.

[@martinsmith8099]

Those trees will have spiritual souls they are living things that breathe “ I hope they all come to haunt you and make your lives a misery 😡

[@rapture1330]

Exactly

[@JimmyCrackCorn_]

I agree, this makes me sick! Our African people have LOST THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPASSION.

[@titi9238]

The spirit of the trees is probably working already. You can see the state of the continent.

[@thuthula]

Everything we have in Afrika, must be our Treasure and take good care of them for our future generations. We need to do things for our generation to come not for ourselves. Look at China They are planning things for the next 100 years or so, n believe me most of them won't be available in those years to come. SOLIDARITY Unity will keep us on the right track of life.

[@lovelylady9058]

Africa the most beautiful continent in the world!! You are hurting YOURselves!!! The trees are crying!! I am crying!! Others will follow and rape your country of everything!!! THEN what?? BUILD YOURSELVES UP!!!😢 ijs 😢

[@ezedaniel6249]

The problem of Africa as a cotinent is greed, we are just too greedy, often, i dont know if its associated with poverty, or just a trait, we are blaming the chinese, what about a few who are breaking the Law by stealing and selling for peanuts?, am ashame of our people

[@cinderea]

eze daniel it’s the fact that we were oppressed for so long that you become greedy yes.

[@mosesmakumbi2428]

It's both greed and selfishness , but like fools we always blame the white people or the Chinese for our unending misery.

[@amels4620]

eze: bro i am so happy to hear you bring this up. i am afro american and i am totally disappointed in the money grap mentally of my african peoples here in the USA. It is quite shameful to witness these sale there souls here in America for 💰💵💵💵💰💰 btw: when i use the descriptive African- I am talking of those different ethnic groups coming out of the continent Mother Africa. respectfully....

[@yonnahmuu5392]

That's touching. THE TREES CRY"but the children no longer hear so many of us are disconnected.it breaks my heart and moves my emotions

[@brendameteyer6377]

Yall better leave the Motherland alone, you've been warned.

[@jamescobb5709]

brenda meteyer its over, the neanderthals have awaken earths SON & he isn't coming to bring peace!

[@kadang8872]

Who r u? What do you know? Go learn about black history they haven't taught u at school, why the BBC is not investigating black issues in UK cos am waiting for day instead of going to Africa reporting on tree felling, when there are serious issues blacks are being subjected to in the UK.

[@jalamangjobe6693]

Africa let us safe our forests for the future of our children's Senegal president and Gambia president are behind all this smugglers

[@babsjob8729]

Yaya Jammeh was the one who funded all this along Guinea Bissau’s president Senegal president has nothing to do with all this you gambian people hate senegalese so much

[@aliway4136]

The trees they took from Madagascar could have been replanted like people do all over the world. For every tree taken 2 are planted. That makes sustainable industry. But just raping a land is beyond selfish.

[@brushadam2995]

Chinese don't care about environment,as long as they made big money out of it.

[@aebniala]

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[@aliway4136]

@Modus Operandi you are just a racist and you do no actual research

[@aebniala]

@Modus Operandi Do you care about your race, Chinese are not white.... Greed as no color.......................

[@agaspalee4939]

Alicia A Morgan you're sincere dear

[@derwinevans6900]

As an African American, These documentaries showing a destructive pattern involving animals and now trees with China and Chinese consumption saddens me. This comment is for those that are careless and complicit regarding the destruction of our mother Africa and Bigger mother Gaia.

[@nsi8166]

Peace. The funny thing is that this is not new destruction. I need to find where rosewood have been growing; and if Senegal is not the only place. The furniture(chinese) made with it is expensive and mainly chinese furniture. And to hear about red sap... Gotta be potent..some form of medicine.. These people are destroying their own land for people who don't care about them. The government of Sengal may possibly have a hand in this destruction. Why? Well theives come out in the night very easily. They just claim to protect forest...smh.

[@aebniala]

Now they are more american than Africans...

[@yahweh3943]

I believe Thailand and Myanmar also known as Burma has rosewood trees.

[@bakataelisapana9892]

My people perish for lack of knowledge I cry

[@BettyJean1]

💔It's time to rebuild Africa for it's people and it's descendants.

[@zaheeromar8689]

Mozambique and Zimbabwe lost its indigenous trees exactly the same way

[@grahamt5924]

They should grow more so that future generations have source of income.

[@grahamt5924]

@Isaiah Kyuga we live on a planet that requires us to take resourses. Wood is just one of these resourses. I believe that we just need to manage the resourses sensibly and the government is our way of collectively planning how we manage our resourses and plan for the future. I do not blame someone who lives in poverty cutting down a tree so that he can make a little money for his family. I blame the government for not helping these people to utilize a valuable resourse and ensure that they are getting the best price for it. This wood is beautiful and marketed correctly its value would go up which would give the government the resourses to look after this and plant enough for future generations.

[@k.c.5426]

💔💔😞

[@Golden_African]

@@grahamt5924 Go fuck yourself!

[@titi9238]

@@grahamt5924 exactly my thought. The government should look for a way to legally export the trees rather than allow it be done illegally!

[@Sabohnana]

And China is always involved!! Africa my Africa

[@aliway4136]

Your country is such a beautiful place. I really really hope this is stopped. I agree with you on the fact that China is always involved. I hate to say it because I dont like to feel negative about anyone. But they like things that are rare and they dont seem to care about the consequences. If I could I would come and help guard those beautiful trees myself!

[@aliway4136]

@Proof for East Azn Messiah on this channel wow wtf? Your a racist POS. All you are doing is proving everyone's point

[@bok..]

@@aliway4136 you are treading into deep cultural issues! turn back as you wont win an argument!

[@rewahard8941]

@@aliway4136 The reason why china are always mentioned is due to the huge population, offcoz their will be more demands. This wood also go to japan, korea just and rest of asia. In another word, if there are no seller obiviously buyers dont exist

[@theReal_WKD]

@Proof for East Azn Messiah on this channel "Use your head" says the guy who takes everything he says from a single corrupted book

[@a.j.3088]

Stock cutting down our trees! Leave Africa’s resources alone!!!

[@drdogood582]

We should blame Gambians and Senegal authorities before pointing fingers towards China.

[@afro-centric2653]

@@hjgh__ They are complicit. Aren't they? How's that stupid?

[@alyssamcdonald5769]

This hurt my heart.

[@caribmaroon]

Yes, this is such a terrible state of events. Back to the slavery state of mind. We should have moved on and become more protective of our resources, and not be part of a sell out to foreign countries and business. Most countries in the West are overly dependent on production of goods from China, who has also infiltrated Africa and other 3rd world/developing countries, but cheapness comes at a high price, even that of health.

[@adelafirme]

I got a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach every time I heard the ax hit the tree...💔🌲🌍

[@dunique26]

I can't. I just can't watch this any longer. I won't b finishing. Ive had enough

[@ezenwaperfect]

Proper Education is the key to African liberation.

[@Mysasser1]

2:37 the people who put that heart on the tree will be sad it's gone

[@tjkiki6535]

the punishment should be time in jail and to plant and nurture 10,000 trees until they are 10 feet tall.

[@tarobinson7411]

excellent idea

[@alicehood9308]

Why are there not armed guards around these protected areas??? Shoot to kill that will stop the tearing down of these Forest areas

[@alicehood9308]

Lock them up, lock them up! But, you have reported this but what is being done about it it only makes people more Angry to see the reporting but no consequence!! It's a waste of time to report it and there is no recourse!

[@alicehood9308]

Look at those eyes look at the expression on the face, guilty guilty guilty! Put his ass in jail

[@endtime13]

There R ways to Deal with the Problem.

[@sicboi]

I really appreciated this report, thank you for your hard work Africa Eye

[@jacquelinejacqueline162]

That was so depressing and again only ourselves to blame.

[@samueldokowe]

This will keep happening so long we do nothing to stop it. I personally think the best way to deal with illegal logging is to treat it like the Americans treat terrorism.

[@trinagorden5883]

Do they plant another Rosewood tree when the cut one down? That would be good if they do

[@abdullahkallon6524]

Umaru Fofana's narration is top notch👌🏾

[@lamink.kassama677]

we have these trees in the gambia here too but most of them are gone now,very few of them remain in the gambia now

[@philpenns4201]

Some are in Ghana too, It’s called the bleeding trees too to the best of my knowledge.

[@lamink.kassama677]

@@philpenns4201 yeah in mandinka langauge we called it "kinow" africa is bless with many thing but we destroy them all for our individual interest without thinking about the future generation

[@HiddenGambia]

1. Find your nearest tree. 2. Harvest the seeds (they are ripe now in June) and remove the prickly outer husk (this improves the germination rate from approx. 45% to 68.5%). 3. Plant them and keep them watered. 4. Feel good that you've something about this :-)

[@oumlowe8885]

Yep I have them on my land too

[@adalin3255]

I love Rosewood trees....seeing them felled like this breaks my heart.... And to think they don't replant,oh Lord! See how arid and desolate they've made the forests.

[@HiddenGambia]

If you're in West Africa, now is the time to plant. Seeds are ripe and the rains have started...

[@koalatheworld]

Thats interesting! Never know that a tree could bleed. Excellent info.

[@aebniala]

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[@caribmaroon]

Is this called the sap of the tree?

[@dunique26]

I can't explain the feeling I had when they showed the tree just before it fell. That smoke going up into the branches. Its a 100yr old tree. I should have felt, the same way I feel when any other tree gets chopped dwn. I didn't tho. I had a sense of loss and sadness.

[@moviesjean23]

They are about 500 hundred + of these tree in my village and no one care about them loool 😅😅😅😅 guess I’ll start protecting them from now on 😅

[@mkenyamzalendo4130]

Sometimes Africa need a smart dictator, to control the resources, like the military should be around here

[@certifiedg7927]

I've been saying this. To hell with democracy. Give Africa a benevolent dictator. And we shall surpass most developed countries.

[@davismate6999]

O yeh, in kenya we are behind Tanzania and Rwanda in terms of leadership that take care of the country.

[@sympleEminent6107]

When china eats different kind of animal creatures and even cooking and eating some with still their lives ,no one is talking about it...if it were to be Africa, they may say we aren't humans ....

[@arostwocents]

Agree fam!!!!!!

[@nsi8166]

@@certifiedg7927 they(great8 or 9) took that away so they can have their way with the riches of the African continent.

[@jaquelinethomas8810]

We have that tree in Jamaica

[@coolboy5428]

Send me some weed

[@coolboy5428]

Sativa please

[@junglistmaroon4368]

Open a mill,manufacture your own furniture!! DAMMIT MAN👨🏿‍🦯

[@JediAnne]

PLANT MORE TREES! For each you cut down, plant at least 2, for future generations. These guys are basic idiots, you chop down those trees without thinking about tomorrow.

[@theshecamel9126]

Most people are that way they are like fish!!!

[@oystein18]

Would need to plant them in another country.

[@drdogood582]

Greed and corruption will destroy the Gambia. The ignorance of these guys is painful to bare. But I have no confidence the authorities will do anything to stop this trade which is destroying the future of our sub region of Senegambia. The consequences will be severe to our children.

[@HiddenGambia]

Don't wait for other people to do something. Plant some trees yourself. The seeds are ripe at this time of year, just needs a bit of work...

[@loisetrades]

I watch the same thing happen in Madagascar, this is so sad . Greed and corruption will be Africa's downfall even before it rises to its full potential.

[@jojottheprodigaldaughter]

It is already Africa's downfalls!

[@muminejallow9117]

Thanks for exposing I have been complaining this for long time

[@marilynb884]

This is so sad.

[@garamabe6891]

I feel sorry for the Gambians and Senegalese involved in this. They are destroying their natural resources and still remaining poor. I blame their governments for not building better economies that will make this dirty job unattractive

[@muyambohome1217]

It’s always the Chinese

[@aebniala]

Part of DeepStates live there...

[@mariamunteanu4336]

Black people will always blame everyone else for their failure

[@xdafactor7684]

GREAT VIDEO, GREAT REPORT BBC NEWS AFRICA. THANK YOU.

[@yvettelazare460]

This people should not have been open in Africa but don’t worry YAH is sorting them out 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@yvettelazare460]

Dr. O now Jesus don’t see colour funny I see 👨🏿‍🚀🦹🏿‍♂️🦸🏿‍♀️🤴🏿👩‍👩‍👧‍👧🧟‍♂️ but only now some people see before they only see one colour let me make the point YAHOSHUA and Jesus is not the same am done

[@yvettelazare460]

Dr. O 😁😁I done my home work no not quite right never he was blond hair blue eye out of Africa please don’t test me everything was stolen including the name 🙂

[@kikiUN1]

My dislike of China's presence in the continent keeps growing!!!

[@evachinwendu6509]

Salute to the guitar activist and fighter against African environmental pillage , you never died in vain, the strings echoes with us who share your ideas.

[@francisorih396]

That makes me cry...

She bleeding.. 😟😞

[@trending2419]

I am from Gambian, and I know a lot about this

[@bigsufootball9020]

Boy you also watching is me baks

[@trending2419]

@@bigsufootball9020 hahaaaa gambianna🇬🇲

[@HiddenGambia]

1. Find your nearest tree. 2. Harvest the seeds (they are ripe now in June) and remove the prickly outer husk (this improves the germination rate from approx. 45% to 68.5%). 3. Plant them and keep them watered. 4. Feel good that you've something about this :-)

[@Dan-rc1li]

All African Countys are rich.

[@hodgemoss]

If they sold humans why wouldn’t they sell trees?

[@djembethompson1899]

"Truth in a handbasket!!!!💖

[@dianaholoma8143]

catherine hodge-moss when you’re poor and lack resources, funds to live a good quality of life you’ll do anything to make money to survive on a daily basis. People everywhere do crazy things in order to survive. Unfortunately though my people are too foolish to see the amount of wealth their continent holds yet they’re so quick to sell any and everything for money. Sometimes I just don’t understand the backwards mindset and actions of my people they really frustrate me 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@chuckybonty4191]

Facts

[@titi9238]

@@gongagong don't even bring the Jews into this!

[@ebaiagbor8793]

They should fell it and sell for the development of the factories in Senegal that can process their own Timber for construction subsequently.

[@lannyogarro1609]

why are we doing this to our land???? WHHHHHHHYYYY!!

[@gingerbadjie9670]

Leave our trees alone. When you’ve cut down all your forests you come for ours. And locals engaged in this must be punished.

[@fodaysarr5609]

this is very sad

[@HiddenGambia]

Yes, however, I just planted 500 rosewood trees this morning and am feeling a lot happier now... Anyone can plant a tree. It's really not that hard.

[@adelafirme]

Each time the ax hit the beautiful Rosewood tree. The pain in the pit of my stomach grew deeper..😪🌍💔

[@kanji_nakamoto]

This happened to Mozambique. Planting didn't solve anything, as they even cut small trees.

[@youarerightbut5066]

It's crazy

[@herexcelencyebba6123]

Very sad 😢😢😢

[@gaindehbi]

This is very deep, sad and complicated. Corruption, poverty, greed and ignorance ... I know of people who have died in this illegal trade... I see forests disappearing. Gambia is my home and it breaks my heart everyday. Our best hope perhaps to cultivate a generation that is aware and make conservation a part of our lives. Think globally and act locally

[@TheGooseGuy69]

I've actually seen a tree bleeding before, one time in school when I was just grade 1, me and my classmate played with a tree and when she touched that red thing from the tree, she got a wound from where she touched it and I was confused what that tree was or what happened

[@DS-en1fo]

Why aren't you stoping them

[@adamusafiyanu9543]

I don't see any fault here,African Leaders focus on to accumulate wealth while poors are sleeping with hunger.

[@antlerman7644]

It's not sustainable. You'll cause desertification and ecological collapse. Easy way to say goodbye to the tourism and farming industry.

[@aliway4136]

There is a huge problem!! You will run out of these trees. Then what?? Seriously. What's next? So you think it's ok to rape africa of all of its beauty for money?? Its not even a sustainable industry

[@benmaclean8595]

Adamu Safiyanu very true brother the leadership in Africa is so bad

[@moielle5213]

Adamu Safiyanu there are other ways to make money

[@alphasusoho5963]

He is very right am from that village call Nyamanari, but based in Spain.

[@farhia711]

senegal is beautiful .... no wonder the chinese and french want the land ... its rich in resources

[@solohd1014]

so this senegalese want to make their country sahara desert.

[@nampijjanazifah6358]

May be when it becomes a desert it may contain minerals and enougb oil and gass like those arab countries they are in desert but rich😂😂

[@solohd1014]

@@nampijjanazifah6358 😁😁

[@maxamuudducaale9934]

We so sorry 😐 what’s going on there even we had even have same as that 🇸🇴😬😬😬

[@sherifftamba5811]

As a proud Gambian, I feel so sad and ashame watching this documentary. Our own leaders are behind everything. May Allah rise up Africa.

[@HiddenGambia]

If you want to be proud of The Gambia, I wouldn't wait for Allah :-) Why not plant some trees yourself? The seeds are ripe now. Just take off the prickly outer husk and you should improve the germination rate from 45% to 68%.

[@wilsonholandacavalcante181]

What are you proud about??

[@mentalandfloss2550]

This is very sad indeed. The same thing is happening in South America.

[@pollypolly3462]

Thanks Corona! Am gonna be more smarter when you are Gone, documentary after documentary 🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@crissylacolebestlife]

🤔 They clearly haven’t seen the movie Lorax! 😒 When you know better you do better!

[@williamogweto6939]

I'm speechless from Uganda

[@waynelucamklagroenterprise6795]

That was worth the time to watch it

[@slytherinsky]

It breaks my heart when that king sees the deforestation for the first time you can tell how upset he is. 🥺

[@afpipcapikma6209]

A África já não é mais a mesma 😞

[@brownejoan3766]

BBC I love this documentary however you need to make a subtitle bigger.speaker , thank you

[@server1ok]

The timber trade in Gambia is illegal unless there is a large ship waiting in the docks hahaha :D Dudes. We cut more trees in Sweden but it's getting replanted. In Africa replanting is almost impossible because the landscape has a tendency to turn into a desert once you cut the trees. Check Sahara. The entire desert used to be a forest. People have cut trees since before the Pyramids were built.

[@pembapemba4330]

I weep for mother Africa. Nevertheless I'm hopeful one day we'll see the light and make sustainable benefits from the innumerable richness of our continent for the good of all its children

[@pamodou22]

I know these localities which surround my hometown well the water and forest services and the Customs are involved in these traffics, I speak knowingly the traffickers pay them so that they let the wood pass and it is really a shame sad and ashamed that a country like Senegal doesn't deserve this I’m half Gambian 🇬🇲 half Senegal 🇸🇳 and some of us know why Senegal 🇸🇳 president macky was trying all his best to get our new Barrow in his pocket but time will tell. 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@coolboy5428]

Jolly good, may it keep on happening without problems.

[@SabzKhumalo]

Conservation never works without community upliftment. They need to find a way to make the conservation of the Redwood forest profitable to the local community who will then be incentivised to protect their forests.

[@SuperKwame1]

They need to think about their grandchildren !

[@balaceesay5167]

This is so sad we gambian

[@rodneyboone7652]

When all the redwood trees are gone then they will start to dig for Gold!!!!

[@MZRUSCKUTA]

Hurmans ruthless and merciless.

[@MrAnisabare]

what about Ebony, is there a chance it will make a come back?

[@kwakye7]

And they eat everything on sight. We heard they had started eating Africans in Gabon? I don’t know oooh just heard it in SOCIAL MEDIA???

[@arostwocents]

It true brotha

[@VvsDej212]

Keep following the Chinese...see where that got us

[@lijiangrikou]

I did timber business in Gambia from 2010 to 2013. Most of the time, I exported at least 1500 containers of wood in 2011. To be honest, my home does not have a piece of mahogany furniture, but we feed the wood business in Gambia There are many, many families, and sometimes they are so contradictory.

[@childrenareinnocent2317]

You should be ashamed of yourself. Your karma is coming for rubbing the Earth of its oxygen and life blood.

[@oumlowe8885]

I have a mahogany tree & rosewood on my land. And I will never try and cut them for cash 💰

[@chrystellederueda6581]

Okay so you cut trees with spirits in them and they bleed? That is scary

[@unitedcameroon1341]

It is the responsibility of the government to protect wildlife.

[@xianzhou8608]

What the heck Chinese want to use these woods for?! Seriously. It’s sick. Greedy!

[@bettyadu-gyamfi3187]

It's a very powerful ingredient for cosmetics

[@grahamt5924]

Makes great furniture. It just needs to be managed correctly and it's fine. The problem is, you are planting something that you will not reap but your children will. It's an act of grace to plant a tree that you will not benefit from.

[@wealthynanaj]

This is just devastating to watch.

[@coolboy5428]

I know, let them just enjoy the wood and leave them to their businesses.

[@evanskabenji8746]

I know you are doing your bits!, but do you mind of advising them of planting new once, since is far from stoping, as what they on?