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Dear Stakeholders The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) would like to address a misleading narrative circulating about the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) that has caused confusion among our stakeholders. We want to take this opportunity to provide clarity and prevent any misperceptions or misunderstandings. MTCC wants to emphasize that there have been no new …

Clarification regarding Criterion 6.11 in the MC&I SFM Read More »

Join us on Thursday 20 April for a special PEFC webinar introducing the new EU Deforestation Regulation and our related work. Discover how PEFC is aligned with the regulation and how companies can benefit from PEFC certification to demonstrate their compliance. To ensure you can attend, no matter your time zone, we’ll be holding the …

PEFC Webinar: Introduction to the new EU Deforestation Regulation Read More »

The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) and the Institute for Environment and Development, (LESTARI) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, co-organised the International Conference on Timber Certification: Exploring Future Frontiers at Sunway Putra Hotel Kuala Lumpur, with support from the Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) and the Malaysian Timber Council (MTC). The two-day conference was officiated by the …

International Conference on Timber Certification: Exploring Future Frontiers as Platform to Share Research Outcome on Timber Certification Read More »

MTCC has instituted the collection of the PEFC Notification Fee from the PEFC-notified Certification Bodies (CBs) under the MTCS since July 2014. This fee is collected quarterly (January, April, July, and October) and is determined based on the company’s annual total turnover, not solely on the transactions of PEFC certified products. In alignment with this, …

PEFC Notification Fee under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) Read More »

Guidelines on Application of Requirements for Non-Timber Forest Products Certification in MTCS ST 1002:2021 Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme The MTCC Stakeholder Dialogue 2022 held on 31 October – 1 November 2022 in Kuala Lumpur was organized to seek feedback from the stakeholders on the certification of forest plantations established …

Public Consultation on MTCS GD 1002:2023  Read More »

The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) and the Institute for Environment and Development, (LESTARI) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, are pleased to co-host the International Conference on Timber Certification: Exploring Future Frontiers on 15 – 16 March 2023 at Sunway Putra Hotel Kuala Lumpur, together with the Malaysian Timber Council (MTC), the Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) as co-organisers. Forests continue …

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TIMBER CERTIFICATION: EXPLORING FUTURE FRONTIERS Read More »

Dialogue focuses on the importance of forest plantation and non-timber forest product certification in ensuring the sustainability of Malaysia’s timber industry KUALA LUMPUR, 3 November 2022 – It is undeniable that certification of forest plantations and non-timber alternative sources is crucial in reducing the dependence on natural forests as a source of raw materials and ensuring …

MTCC Organises Dialogue to Address Challenges in Certifying Forest Plantations and Non-Forest Timber Products Read More »

Taking into account current developments and perspectives of various stakeholders, the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) will be organising the MTCC Stakeholder Dialogue 2022 on “Certification of Forest Plantations (Post 2010) and Guidance on Non-Timber Forest Products” The Dialogue is set to gather Malaysian stakeholders who have interest in or involved in the implementation of …

MTCC STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE 2022 Read More »