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The forest management certification standard entitled Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification(Natural Forest)or in short MC&I(Natural Forest), replaces the MC&I(2002), which has been revised based on international practice and the standard setting process for the development of certification standards under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) where it is required that any certification …

Transition Plan from the Use of the MC&I (2002) to the MC&I (Natural Forest) under the MTCS Read More »

REMINDER REVIEW OF THE MALAYSIAN CRITERIA AND INDICATORS FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION (FOREST PLANTATIONS) [MC&I(FOREST PLANTATIONS)] FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT (Comment Period: 15 January – 16 March 2013) 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 …

Reminder: Review of The MC&I (Forest Plantations) – First Public Comment Read More »

MTCC wishes to inform all the PEFC certificate holders and notified certification bodies that the MTCC Board of Trustees at its 49th meeting on 6 December 2011 has adopted the revised document dealing with application to use the PEFC Logo under the MTCS, entitled Issuance of PEFC Logo Usage Licenses by MTCC (LG 3/2011). The …

Revised MTCS document LG 3/2011 regarding issuance of PEFC Logo usage licenses replaces LG 2/2009 Read More »

This is to inform that the Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification (Natural Forest) or in short the MC&I(Natural Forest) has been adopted by the MTCC Board of Trustees at its Forty-Ninth Meeting held on 6 December 2011 as the standard for the certification of natural forest at the forest management unit (FMU) …

Use of MC&I (Natural Forest) for Certification of Natural Forest in Malaysia Read More »

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 …

MTCC's Reply To 'The Star' Article Rewriting The Rules – Forestry Guidelines Read More »

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 …

MICCOS 2011!! Read More »

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 …

Efforts Towards Sustainable Forestry Management Undermined by SMK Decision Read More »

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 …

PEFC Launches Global Consultation on Tropical Natural Forests Read More »

The Final Draft of the MC&I(Natural Forest) was subjected to a final 60-day Third Public Comment from 14 May – 12 July 2011. The notification for the public comment on the Final Draft MC&I(Natural Forest) was made through the MTCC website, MTCC Newsletter, via e-mail as well as air-mail where soft/hard copies of the draft …

Announcement: Conclusion of Third Public Comment on Final Draft MC&I (Natural Forest) Read More »

THIRD PUBLIC COMMENT FINAL DRAFT OF THE MC&I(NATURAL FOREST) (comment period: 14 May – 12 July 2011) This announcement is to inform all stakeholder groups that we are now at more than the halfway mark for the review of the MC&I(2002) based on the third 60-day public comment period which has commenced on 14 May …

Reminder To Submit Comments on The Final Draft of MC&I (Natural Forest) Read More »