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Giving a voice to the people: How forest certification improves lives

Join us next Wednesday for our latest ‘In conversation with…’ webinar! We’ll be joined by Coen van der Veer from Building and Wood Worker’s International (BWI) to discuss how forest certification improves the lives of the people living and working in the forest. The webinar is free to attend and takes place 15 July at …

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Introduction to MC&I Sustainable Forest Management Webinar

MTCC will be organising a webinar to introduce the new MC&I Sustainable Forest Management standard and its requirements on 21 July 2020 (Tuesday) from 9.00 am to 12.00 pm on Zoom. The MC&I Sustainable Forest Management (MC&I SFM) which is the outcome of the review of MC&I(Natural Forest) incorporating requirements from MC&I Forest Plantation.v2 was approved …

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Consideration and Decision on Feedback Received During the Public Consultation on the Enquiry Draft – Review of MC&I (Natural Forest)

The feedback, comments and proposals received from the Public Consultation On MC&I For Forest Management Certification (20 May – 19 July 2019) were consolidated and tabled for consideration of the Standards Review Committee (SRC) at its Fifth Meeting held in Penang from 9 to 11 December 2019. All the feedback received were thoroughly deliberated by …

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Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities visited MTCC

Kuala Lumpur, 30 June 2020 – Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, YB Tuan Willie Mongin today visited the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) to understand the functions of MTCC in sustainable forest management efforts in Malaysia. Received by MTCC Chairman, Tuan Kamaruzaman Mohamad, the Deputy Minister and his entourage from the Ministry of …

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Extension of Transition Period for Chain of Custody (ST 2002) and PEFC Trademarks (ST 2001)

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, PEFC Council has extended the transition period for both revised standards mentioned above. Please take note that the initial transition date of 14 August 2021 has been extended by six (6) months to 14 February 2022. This extension gives an additional six months for CoC certificate holders to align their …

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MTCC Pays Courtesy Visit to Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities

Putrajaya, 17 June – MTCC’s management team led by Chairman, Tuan Kamaruzaman Mohamad paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, YB Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali at his office in Putrajaya. Despite his busy schedule, Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin graciously spent an hour with the team and was briefed …

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Contest Calls for Social Media Butterflies to Submit Their Best Shots on Protecting the Environment

Kuala Lumpur, 15 June 2020 – Nature-loving social media butterflies are invited to test their photography skills and let their creative juices flow in the MTCC Photography Contest 2020 which runs until July 6. Themed “Experience Forest, Experience MTCS-PEFC”, the contest is a third-time collaboration between the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) and PCP Publications, …

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YBrs Tuan Haji Kamaruzaman Mohamad Appointed as MTCC Chairman

KUALA LUMPUR, 19 May 2020 – The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) welcomes Ybrs Tuan Haji Kamaruzaman Mohamad as its new Chairman.  The appointment comes into effect on May 11, 2020. Tuan Haji Kamaruzaman holds a Bachelor of Science in Education (Honours) (1997) and a Master of Science in Management Information System (2000) from Universiti …

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Updated PEFC Guidance for Forest Management Certification due to Outbreak of COVID-19

The PEFC Council has issued the second version of the guidance for Forest Management Certification (FMC) auditing activities by Certification Bodies (CBs) due to travel and medical restrictions caused by COVID-19. The guidance provides methods to ease the consequences of travel restrictions and the implementation of remote audits, and where this is not sufficient, the …

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