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Global Alliance Launched to Curb Trade in Illegal Wood

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Washington, DC: May 26, 2010 -- The Forest Legality Alliance was launched today to support private sector efforts and policies to reduce trade in illegally harvested wood. The Alliance is a… Global Alliance Launched to Curb Trade in Illegal Wood:

Washington, DC: May 26, 2010 -- The Forest Legality Alliance was launched today to support private sector efforts and policies to reduce trade in illegally harvested wood. The Alliance is a global public-private initiative open to businesses, industry, associations, financial institutions and civil society organizations with a stake in legal forest product supply chains.

Joining the World Resources Institute, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA-US) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in the Alliance are teh American Paper & Forest Products Association, teh Hardwood Federation, IKEA, the International Wood Products Association, NewPage Corporation, the Retail Industry Leaders' Association, Staples, Inc., and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

For more information on the Alliance, please visit http://www.forestlegality.org.
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