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PEFC REPRESENTS SMALLHOLDERS AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RUBBER AT INAUGURAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The inaugural General Assembly of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) was held in Singapore today with PEFC as one of its Founding Members. GPSNR aims to provide an independent platform that will lead to improvements in the socio-economic and environmental performance of the natural rubber value chain.Development of the GPSNR was initiated by the CEOs of …

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FOURTH MEETING OF SRC

The Fourth Meeting of the SRC was held on 18-20 February 2019 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah and was attended by a total of 19 participants comprising Members, Alternate Members and Observers. During the Meeting, the SRC considered the incorporation of the requirements of Principle 10 of MC&I Forest Plantation.v2 into the relevant Criteria and Indicators …

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TIMBER PAVILION BAGS OUTSTANDING AWARDS

Partners and initiators of the Timber Pavilion namely Assink Wood, Scantimber / Hasslacher, PEFC quality mark, Trade Journal Houtwereld, IEB, Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC), Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) and through the support of 85 companies and organisations, bags the inaugural “Outstanding Award” at the 2019 Bouwbeurs Construction Fair. The Timber Pavilion was judged to …

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MTCC SPEAKS AT MAYBANK INVESTMENT- BURSA MALAYSIA TIMBER DAY "INTO THE WOODS" PROGRAMME

23 January, Kuala Lumpur – Financial institutions have a key role to play in leading and supporting efforts to address issues relating to sustainability and climate change. It is not only about redirecting investments to renewable energy and low-carbon businesses, but also to bolster the resilience of forests as one of the major tools in …

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MTCC RECEIVED A VISIT FROM KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KOREA STUDENTS

Kuala Lumpur, 18 January – A group of international students majoring in Wood Science Technology from Kyungpook National University of Korea, visited the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) office to learn more about the process of timber certification in the country. The two-hour visit was warmly received by MTCC CEO, Mr. Yong Teng Koon who …

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BAHAU-KAHEI FMU ACHIEVES MTCS CERTIFICATION

Heartiest congratulations to Bahau-Kahei Forest Management Unit (FMU) on being awarded the Certificate for Forest Management (NaturalForest) under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) on 19 December 2018. Bahau-Kahei FMU is the fifth FMU in Sarawak to be awarded the certificate by SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd. Managed by Jaya Tiasa Holdings Bhd, the FMU …

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MTCC PROMOTES ACADEMIC & SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE

Kuala Lumpur, 4 December 2018 – Two graduating students from the Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) received the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) Academic Awards for outstanding academic and scholastic achievements in their overall academic performance and final year project thesis. MTCC CEO, Mr.Yong Teng Koon said that the annual awards were jointly …

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THESIS ON TREE DIVERSITY AND CARBON RELATIONSHIP WINS MTCC’S FREEZAILAH FOREST SUSTAINABILITY AWARD

The Freezailah Forest Sustainability Award recognizes outstanding students in the field of forestry. (Third from left) 2018 Award recipient, Hoo Pui Kiat, is presented a cash prize of RM2,000 by (second from left) Universiti Malaysia Sabah Vice Chancellor, Professor Dato’ Dr. D Kamaruddin D Mudin; and witnessed by Dean of Faculty of Science and Natural …

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