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Impact

An overview of certification activity across Malaysia.

5.92 million hectares certified

under MTCS/PEFC

MTCS-PEFC Certified

25
MTCS/PEFC-Certified Natural Forest (FMU)

Forest Management Units

11
MTCS/PEFC-Certified Forest Plantations (FPMU)

MTCS-PEFC Certified

363 companies certified under MTCS/PEFC

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Announcements

& News

Announcements, stories, and learning resources

MTCC’s Position on Accountable Reporting by NGOs

19 May 2026 The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is fully aware...

Tax Deduction for MTCS/PEFC Certification

The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) wishes to inform that companies...

Public Announcement: Postponement of the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) Standard Review and Re-endorsement Process

The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) wishes to announce the postponement...

MTCC Launches New Complaints Handling and Dispute Resolution Guideline

The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is pleased to announce the publication...

MTCC Launches a New Standard-Setting Procedure Effective 1st May 2026

The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is pleased to announce the official...

Public Announcement: Revision of MTCS ST 3002:2024 and Call for Initial Feedback on Existing Document

The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is the scheme owner of the Malaysian...

Public Announcement: Malaysia Sustainable Procurement Survey 2026

The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is the scheme owner of the Malaysian...

Public Announcement: Survey on Forest Management Certification Opportunities for Plantation Forests Established Between 2010 – 2020

The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is the scheme owner of the Malaysian...

Notice: MTCC Main Office Telephone Line Restored

This notice from the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) serves to clarify...

Notice: Temporary Disruption to MTCC Office Phone Line

This notice from the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) serves to clarify...

A Tale of Two Birthdays: International Day of Forests and World Wood Day and Why Certified Wood is Malaysia’s Most Strategic Asset

Today marks a unique global double-header: the International Day of Forests and World...

MTCC Conducts Calibration Workshop to Support Continuous Improvement in MTCS Implementation

Participants of the MTCC Calibration Workshop held in Selangor on 14–15 October 2025,...

Netherlands Government Upholds Recognition of the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) Following Conclusive TPAC Review

Kuala Lumpur, 11 November 2025 – The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC)...

MTCC and MAEKO Forge Strategic Collaboration to Promote MTCS/PEFC-Certified Timber and Zero-Waste Solutions

MAEKO Founder and CEO, Chelsea Chee, and MTCC CEO, Dr. Farrah Shameen Mohamad Ashray...

MTCC Renews Partnership as MyHIJAU Verification Partner at IGEM 2025

MTCC CEO, Dr. Farrah Shameen Mohamad Ashray receives the Certificate of Recognition...

Bahau Kayo FMU Awarded MTCS Certification

The Malaysian Timber Certification Council is pleased to announce that Bahau Kayo...

Penerbitan Laporan Dapatan, Syor dan Tindakan daripada Lawatan Lapangan PEFC-MTCC 2025

[Klik untuk versi Bahasa Inggeris] Kuala Lumpur, 13 Jun 2025 – Majlis...

Publication of the Outputs, Recommendations and Action Report from the PEFC-MTCC Field Visit 2025

[Click here for Bahasa Melayu version] Kuala Lumpur, 13 June 2025 –...

Setting the Record Straight: MTCC Clarifies Claims in Borneo Project Video

Kuala Lumpur, 9 May 2025 – The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is aware...

Strengthening Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS): Safeguarding Our Forests

Malaysia is home to some of the world’s richest tropical rainforests—an invaluable...

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Goodbye, concrete and steel? Why timber towers could be the future

A Melbourne development has joined a push to grow the Australian timber tower movement...

Climate, nature and people: a shared future for our planet

The stakes have never been higher. Our planet is warming and losing species at an...

Tropical forests vital for combating climate change — ITTO Executive Director delivers message at UN Climate Change

Tropical forests are a valuable carbon reservoir at the core of climate-change adaptation...

Borneo Cultures Museum

Only green building are used, like wood products that are certified according to...

PEFC - Green Factory Aiqa Global Update-3

Certifications and sustainability governance will soon become a compulsory requirement

We spoke to Aiqa Halim from furniture and homeware manufacturer The Green Factory,...

Why Trees Are An Ideal Source of Renewable Power

One of the more controversial renewable energy resources is woody biomass, such as...

Conflict Timber FAQ

PEFC's guidance following the announcement that all timber originating from Russia...

Timber from Russia and Belarus considered ‘conflict timber’

All timber originating from Russia and Belarus is ‘conflict timber’ and therefore...

We depend on forests for our survival – from the air we breathe to the wood we use

This month's photo in the spotlight is ‘Beautiful Sunrise at Semenyih Dam’, taken...

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence - Fostering sustainability in corporate governance and management systems

On 23 February 2022, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on...