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On 22 June 2020, a non-governmental organisation, SAVE Rivers, protested the granting of forest management certification under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) to Samling Plywood (Miri) Sdn Bhd – Gerenai Forest Management Unit (Gerenai FMU), alleging that the certification was issued without meeting the requirements as outlined in the MTCS. It also called for …

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MTCC is pleased to announce that Danum Forest Management Unit (Danum FMU) managed by Shin Yang Sdn Bhd has been awarded the Certificate for Forest Management (Natural Forest) on 8 August 2020. The certificate is valid for five years, subject to continued compliance based on yearly surveillance audits. The Certification audit was conducted by SIRIM …

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KUALA LUMPUR 28 JULY– The 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the MTCC was held at its office premises today. The main aims of the AGM were twofold: (i)   to receive and adopt MTCC Annual Report 2019; and (ii)  to receive and adopt the Audited Financial Reports of MTCC for the financial year ended 31 …

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MTCC conducted a webinar to introduce the Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management or in short, the MC&I SFM to its various stakeholders on July 21.  About 140 participants from government agencies, social and environmental interest groups, industry, certification bodies, academic institutions as well as students from the Peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak participated …

MTCC Conducts Webinar on Revised Standard Read More »

MTCC is pleased to announce that following successful certification audit conducted in 2019 by SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd, the Gaat-Mengiong Forest Management Unit (FMU) under Billion Venture Sdn Bhd and Entulu Melatai FMU under Interglobal Empire Sdn Bhd have been awarded the Certificate for Forest Management (Natural Forest) on 9 July 2020 and 23 July …

Gaat-Mengiong and Entulu Melatai FMU Awarded MTCS Certification Read More »

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 …

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

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 …

Introduction to MC&I Sustainable Forest Management Webinar Read More »

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 …

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

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 …

Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities visited MTCC Read More »