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Bridging Knowledge and Sustainability: Two from UNIMAS Clinch the MTCC Academic Awards, a Promise of Excellence in Forestry Research

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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) graduates, Nur Farah Wahida binti Ibrahim and Lee Ke Hui were awarded the MTCC Academic Awards 2023 by the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC). Nur Farah Wahida binti Ibrahim, a student under the Plant Resource Science and Management Programme, received the award for her thesis titled “Taxonomy Study of Genus Rinorea Aubl. …

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Guidelines on the Application of Requirements for the Certification of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) in MTCS ST 1002:2021 Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management

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Dear Stakeholders, MTCC is pleased to announce the Guidelines on the Application of Requirements for the Certification of Non-Timber Forest Products in MTCS ST 1002:2021 Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management. Approved by the MTCC Board of Trustees on 4 September 2023, this guideline is one of the aspirations of the MTCC Strategy …

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Compilation of Comments and Feedback Received on MTCS GD 1002:2023

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Dear Stakeholders, The comments and feedback received from the Public Consultation on MTCS GD 1002:2023 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 held from 27 January to 26 February 2023 (30-days) have been consolidated …

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Clarification regarding Criterion 6.11 in the MC&I SFM

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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 …

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PEFC Webinar: Introduction to the new EU Deforestation Regulation

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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 …

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

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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 …

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

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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, …

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Public Consultation on MTCS GD 1002:2023 

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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 …

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TIMBER CERTIFICATION: EXPLORING FUTURE FRONTIERS

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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 …

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A Study on Agarwood Wins Freezailah Forest Sustainability Award 2022

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KUALA LUMPUR, 16 December 2022 – Graduating with flying colours and an exceptional final year project thesis on optimising the formation of agarwood has won Alexander Irvin Joseph the Freezailah Forest Sustainability Award 2022, an academic award jointly initiated by the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) and the Science and Natural Resources Faculty, Universiti Malaysia Sabah …

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