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MTCC FACILITATES WORKSHOP FOR UPM FORESTRY STUDENTS

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Kuala Lumpur, 14 October 2016 – Over 120 students participating in the Forestry Students Camp organised by the University Putra Malaysia (UPM) had the opportunity to learn more about the importance of sustainable forest management of Malaysian forests through timber certification from the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC). “Conserving our forests is critical to ensuring …

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SECOND MEETING OF SRC

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The Second Meeting of the SRC held on 21-23 September 2016 at RH Hotel, Sibu, Sarawak and was attended by a total of 19 participants comprising Members, Alternate Members and Observers. The SRC deliberated on the merging of MC&I(Natural Forest) and MC&I Forest Plantation.v2, where the wording of the Principle, Criteria, Indicator and Verifier of …

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INAUGURAL MTCC ACADEMIC AWARD

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INAUGURAL MTCC ACADEMIC AWARD  ACKNOWLEDGING OUTSTANDING STUDENTS AND PROMOTING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) launches its inaugural MTCC Academic Award in 2016 to recognise outstanding undergraduate students in forestry-related courses in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS).  “The MTCC Academic Award aims to promote academic excellence by acknowledging students …

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MTCC PAYS TRIBUTE TO ITS FOUNDING CHAIRMAN OF 17 YEARS

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Dato’ Dr Freezailah Che Yeom Inspires A Forest-Loving Society and Champions  Sustainable Forestry Agenda It was a day of mixed emotions as Malaysia’s forestry and timber industry fraternity paid tribute to Malaysian Timber Certification Council’s (MTCC) founding Chairman, Dato’ Dr Freezailah Che Yeom. His illustrious career as MTCC Chairman spanning 17 years culminated in a …

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Datuk Himmat Singh Appointed as MTCC Chairman

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The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) welcomes Datuk Himmat Singh as its newly appointed Chairman. Datuk Himmat’s appointment marks another milestone for MTCC as it continues to advance and spearhead the sustainable forest management agenda in Malaysia and in the Southeast Asian region. “We are indeed honoured to have Datuk Himmat Singh lead MTCC as he …

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FIRST MEETING OF SRC

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The First Meeting of the SRC was held on 12–14 April 2016 in Kuala Lumpur, attended by a total of 17 participants comprising Members, Alternate Members and Observers.  Being the first meeting, the SRC was briefed on the standard review process and its development to-date, proposed processes and timelines, rules on standard setting process based …

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Suspension of Forest Management Certificate for Kelantan State FMU

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The Certificate for Forest Management issued to the Kelantan State FMU (FMC 005) against the requirements of MC&I(Natural Forest) have been suspended with effect from 18 March 2016 until further notice. SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd. made this decision after the Kelantan State FMU failed to close a major Corrective Action Request (CAR) following the second …

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