{"id":3210,"date":"2008-07-22T15:05:13","date_gmt":"2008-07-22T21:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=3210"},"modified":"2008-07-22T15:05:13","modified_gmt":"2008-07-22T21:05:13","slug":"wal-mart-joins-wwfs-initiative-to-eliminate-illegal-logging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/wal-mart-joins-wwfs-initiative-to-eliminate-illegal-logging\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco-Libris: Wal-Mart Joins WWF’s Initiative to Eliminate Illegal Logging"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>This is a guest post by Raz Godelnik of Eco-Libris<\/a>.This article was <\/em>originally published<\/em><\/a> on Eco-Libris blog on July 16.<\/em><\/p>\n Forests need strong allies to win their survival battles. This week it seems they have a new powerful friend that might help. His name is Wal-Mart.<\/p>\n Environmental Leader<\/a> reports that the world’s largest retailer has become a member of the Global Forest & Trade Network<\/span><\/a> (GTFN), a WWF initiative to eliminate illegal logging and improve the management of valuable and threatened forests. By becoming a member, Wal-Mart pledges to help save endangered forests by using more wood from sustainable and certified sources.<\/p>\n