This reminder serves to inform all stakeholder groups that we are more than half way through and will soon be reaching the deadline for the first 60-day public comment period for the review of the MC&I(Forest Plantations) which has commenced on 15 January and will end on 16 March 2013. MTCC as the Secretariat facilitating the review …
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In line with our earlier announcement related to the above matter, the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is hereby putting forward the MC&I(Forest Plantations) which is the forest management standard used for the certification of forest plantations under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS), for a 60-day public comment period that starts from 15 January …
PEFC is calling for proposals for the 2013 PEFC Collaboration Fund. This PEFC Annual Collaboration Fund seeks to support PEFC members and partner organizations in their dedicated efforts to improve forest management and expand forest certification around the world. The fund is open to PEFC members and other non-profit organizations who are encouraged to submit …
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MTCC bids farewell to Mr. Chew Lye Teng, the founding Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the MTCC who retires on 31 December 2012. Prior to his appointment as the CEO of MTCC in 1999, Mr. Chew served the Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) for 25 years from 1974 to 1998 in various capacities, including as …
The Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification (Forest Plantations) [MC&I(Forest Plantations)] which is the standard for assessing the management practices of plantation forests under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS), operated by MTCC since 2009, is due for its first review in 2013. While no application has been received to certify plantation forest …
Kriteria dan Petunjuk bagi Pensijilan Pengurusan Hutan Malaysia (Ladang Hutan) [MC&I(Ladang Hutan)] adalah standard yang digunakan untuk tujuan pensijilan pengurusan hutan di bawah Skim Pensijilan Kayu Malaysia (MTCS) yang dioperasikan oleh MTCC sejak tahun 2009. Sungguh pun tiada permohonan diterima bagi pensijilan di bawah standard ini, penyemakan standard ini adalah selaras dengan amalan antarabangsa di …
Mr. Yong Teng Koon, MTCC’s Senior Manager (Forest Management) has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for MTCC with effect from 1 January 2013. He succeeds the current CEO, Mr. Chew Lye Teng, who will be retiring on 31 December 2012, after serving as the CEO for 14 years since 1999. Mr. Yong …
MTCC is pleased to announce that the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (PEFC) has endorsed the MC&I(Forest Plantations) as part of the PEFC endorsed Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS), with effect from 20 July 2012.
This is to announce that the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) will be conducting two auditor training courses on forest management certification related to the use of the two forest management standards under the MTCS.
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…
