Today PEFC Chair, William Street, received the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award for his efforts on behalf of IKEA’s workers in Danville Virginia, USA. The award is bestowed by an independent NGO, American Rights At Work and recognizes those who advance human rights for workers…
The Editor, Star Two, The Star Menara Star, 15 Jalan 16/11, 46350 Petaling Jaya. Dear Editor, Reference is made to the article on Rewriting the rules – Forestry guidelines by Natalie Heng that appeared in the Star 2 on 1 November 2011. The article unfortunately did not present the correct information regarding the cooperation between …
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Organised for the fourth time, the Malaysia International Commodity Conference & Showcase (MICCOS) 2011 is the premier event on Malaysian Commodities. MICCOS 2011 is a biennial event organised by the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities and its agencies to bring together major industry players and entrepreneurs in the commodities sector to publicise the latest …
The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) regrets the decision of the SMK Board of Appeal to uphold the October 2010 Revised Final Judgement of the Timber Procurement Assessment Committee (TPAC) on the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS). “MTCC concludes that the outcome of this process undermines the efforts, especially by developing tropical forest countries like …
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PEFC has launched a global consultation on its technical document PEFC ST 1003:2010, Appendix 2: Additional interpretation and requirements for tropical natural forests and all stakeholder groups are encouraged to share their knowledge and expertise in this public consultation to ensure that the standard is well aligned with global and local expectations and provides an …
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The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) regrets the decision of the Dutch Timber Procurement Assessment Committee (TPAC) to change its Final Judgement on the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) based on the objection lodged by several NGOs. “MTCC concludes that the outcome of this objection process is not helpful to the efforts to achieve sustainable …
One of the first PEFC-certified sawn timber consignments from Malaysia has arrived at the port of Antwerp in Belgium. The shipment of 12 tons of Dark Red Meranti (DRM) was exported by the PEFC chain of custody certified company, Low Fatt Wood Industries Sdn. Bhd. (Logo Licence no. PEFC/34-31-079) to Denderwood West Flanders, one of …
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The Kedah, Pahang and Perak Forest Management Units (FMUs) have been awarded with the accredited Certificate for Forest Management (Natural Forest) against the requirements of the MC&I(2002) under the MTCS. MTCS-certified logs originating from these FMUs and their downstream products are now eligible to carry the PEFC Logo. The details related to the certificates issued …
The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the UPM Consultancy & Services Sdn Bhd to implement a project entitled Formulation of Guidelines and Procedures for Social Impact Assessment and Monitoring of Forest Management Operations. The Agreement is for a period of 16 months commencing from 1 January 2010 to …
PRESS RELEASE, 5 March 2010 MTCC Optimistic of Outlook for Endorsement of MTCS by Dutch government The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) welcomes the conclusion of the Dutch Timber Procurement Assessment Committee (TPAC) that the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS), the scheme operated by MTCC, meets the requirements of the Dutch procurement policy. “Due to …
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