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Expiry of Certificate for Forest Management for Sela’an-Linau FMU

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The validity of the Certificate for Forest Management that has been issued to the Sela’an-Linau FMU on 18 October 2004 against the requirements of MC&I(2001) under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) has expired on 17 October 2009.  Hence, the Sela’an-Linau FMU is no longer certified under the MTCS with effect from the above-mentioned date. …

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Seminar on Forest Management and Timber Certification in Malaysia

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The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is organizing a Seminar on Forest Management and Timber Certification in Malaysia to highlight the current status of forest management practices and the challenges faced by the forest managers in the three regions of Malaysia (i.e. Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah & Sarawak) in trying to achieve sustainable forest management (SFM). …

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Public Comments on review of MC&I (2002)

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The Secretariat of the Standards Review Committee is pleased to announce the following comments which were received from the stakeholder groups as a result of the First Public Comment period on the MC&I(2002) conducted from  1 April to 31 May 2009: (i)      Forest Department Peninsular Malaysia (Appendix I) (ii)     Sarawak Forestry Corporation (Appendix II) (iii)    …

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PEFC Endorsement of the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS)

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PRESS RELEASE The Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) has become the first tropical timber certification scheme in the Asia Pacific region, and the second in the world after the Gabonese Forest Certification Scheme, to be endorsed by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (PEFC). “The endorsement of MTCS is a significant achievement …

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Announcement: Review of the MC&I(2002) – First Public Comment

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ANNOUNCEMENT REVIEW OF THE MALAYSIAN CRITERIA AND INDICATORS FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION [MC&I(2002)] – FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT (Date: 1 April 2009) In line with our earlier announcement related to the above matter, the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is hereby putting forward the MC&I(2002) which is the existing forest management certification standard used under the …

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MC&I(Forest Plantations) adopted as the Standard for Certification of Forest Plantations under the MTCS

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The Thirty Ninth Meeting of the MTCC Board of Trustees held on 17 February 2009 has adopted the MC&I(Forest Plantations) as the standard for the certification of forest plantations under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS). The adoption of the MC&I(Forest Plantations) marks another milestone in the operation of the MTCS which has been focusing …

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Review of The Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification [MC&I (2002)]

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The Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification [MC&I(2002)] which is the standard used for forest management certification under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS), operated by MTCC since October 2005, is due for its first review in 2009. This review is in line with international practices that the certification standard used is to …

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