The Alliance is a joint effort of the World Resources Insitute and the Environmental Investigation Agency, supported by the United States Agency for International Development and companies in the forest sector. Our goal is to reduce illegal logging through supporting the supply of legal forest products.

Illegal Logging

Illegal logging is acknowledged as a major environmental, social and economic problem by both timber-producing and timber-consuming countries. Learn more.


No Questions Asked

The Impacts of U.S. Market Demand for Illegal Timber — and the Potential for Change
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Laws & Policies

Countries that are major importers of wood products have begun to address the problem of illegal logging and associated trade with a variety of laws and policies. Learn more.


Setting the Story Straight

The U.S. Lacey Act: Separating Myth from Reality.
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Tools & Guides

The Alliance produces innovative practical tools to help forest product supply chains screen out illegal wood. Learn more.


Forest Facts

Know the Forest and the Trees: A Consumer’s Guide to Buying Wood.
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