{"id":20886,"date":"2025-05-02T20:17:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T12:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtcc.com.my\/?p=20886"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:15:22","slug":"strengthening-malaysian-timber-certification-scheme-mtcs-safeguarding-our-forests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mtcc.com.my\/bm\/strengthening-malaysian-timber-certification-scheme-mtcs-safeguarding-our-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS): Safeguarding Our Forests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malaysia is home to some of the world\u2019s richest tropical rainforests\u2014an invaluable natural heritage. Since 1999, the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) has stood as the national custodian of forest certification, advancing responsible forest management through the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS). As part of MTCC\u2019s continuous efforts in strengthening its scheme, contributing to a more sustainable future, the Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management (MC&amp;I SFM) \u2013 MTCS ST 1002:2021 and other technical documents are undergoing a review. Similar to previous review processes, MTCC will conduct public enquiries, meetings of Standard Review Committee(s) (SRC) and regional consultations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This review is a crucial step in identifying areas to enhance, incorporate evolving best practices, improve social and environmental impacts, align with current advancements such as circular bioeconomic growth, and better address the needs of our valued stakeholders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please stay tuned for MTCC\u2019s further announcements as we invite you to actively participate in the upcoming public consultations and other activities to ensure that you are a part of this important process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Date: 2 May 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/mtcc.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Public-Consultation-Posting-on-Website-Correspondence_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(Click to download announcement)<\/a><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malaysia is home to some of the world\u2019s richest tropical rainforests\u2014an invaluable natural heritage. Since 1999, the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) has stood as the national custodian of forest certification, advancing responsible forest management through the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS). As part of MTCC\u2019s continuous efforts in strengthening its scheme, contributing to a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26160,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,3],"tags":[15],"class_list":["post-20886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcement","category-news","tag-home-page"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Strengthening Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS): Safeguarding Our Forests - MTCC | MALAYSIAN TIMBER CERTIFICATION COUNCIL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Express your views on the proposed modifications to the PEFC Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) standard to ensure alignment with EUDR.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mtcc.com.my\/bm\/strengthening-malaysian-timber-certification-scheme-mtcs-safeguarding-our-forests\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ms_MY\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Strengthening Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS): Safeguarding Our Forests - 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