Furniture designers, manufacturers and retailers play an essential part in the fight against climate change by sourcing wood from sustainably managed forests, which help to increase the capacity of forests to store CO2. The stored carbon will then remain in wooden furniture products throughout their lifetimes. So, how does it work? Do non-certified forests store CO2 the same way …
A graduating student from the Faculty of Tropical Forestry, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) was awarded the 2021 Freezailah Forest Sustainability Award from the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) for her academic excellence and final year project thesis last year. Hiew Suet Enn, who graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Forest Plantation and Agroforestry, received RM2,000 …
What does sustainability mean to you? Express your view via a short video and win awesome prizes! The inaugural MPOCC MTCC Video Competition 2022 is calling for Malaysia’s future agents of change to share their perspectives on sustainability through creative, impactful videos and be in the running to win attractive prizes worth RM10,000. The competition, …
New, Exciting Categories and Cash Prizes Await Contestants The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) Photography Contest 2022 kicks off today (22 April) in conjunction with Earth Day, calling for avid photographers to reunite with nature and capture their best shots of Mother Earth’s lush tropical rainforests and ecosystems in Malaysia. Carrying the theme ‘Experience Forest, …
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The 22nd Convocation Ceremony of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) has given an extra notch of excitement to graduating student, Chai Lee Ting from Miri, Sarawak. Chai’s academic excellence and final year project thesis for the 2019/2020 academic session has won her the 2020 Freezailah Forest Sustainability Award from the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC). Chai, …
SERDANG, 25 March 2022 – Four graduating students from the Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) were awarded the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) Academic Award on Sustainable Forest Management and Timber Certification (MTCC Academic Award) for their outstanding final year project theses and overall academic excellence in 2020 and 2021. Wan …
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Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan has called for the state governments to gear up their efforts to increase the number of certified forests in their respective states in line with Malaysia’s sustainable forest management commitment. Takiyuddin said Malaysia has been implementing forest management certification under various schemes such as the Malaysian …
RED Meranti wood decks the façade and makes a striking feature for the Malaysia Pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai. The Pavilion’s “Rainforest Canopy” design symbolises a symbiotic relationship between humanity and nature, while the use of sustainable timber as building material makes a bold statement about the country’s sustainable forestry resources. Malaysia has developed a …
Two UNIMAS graduates receive MTCC Academic Award 2021 for sustainability-related academic excellence The last day of the 25th convocation ceremony of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) on 17 February 2022 has brought more excitement for Aileen Allysha Jack and Elvia Chong Qi Ern. The two graduating students from the Faculty of Resource Sciences and Technology were chosen …
Kuala Lumpur, 18 November 2021 – The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) received a certificate from the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Scheme (PEFC) for the maintenance of endorsement of the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) at the virtual PEFC Awards Ceremony yesterday. PEFC is the world’s biggest non-profit, non-governmental organisation of forest …
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