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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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Kuala Lumpur, 25 October 2021 – The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) will be promoting sustainable forest management through certification at the Agricommodity Week 2021 (#Keluarga Malaysia: MyKomoditi 2021) which will be held on 25-29 October. Organised by the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC), the hybrid “turun padang” or Meet the Client programme …

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KUALA LUMPUR, 22 October 2021 – The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) has appointed Siti Syaliza Mustapha as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective 6 October. Siti Syaliza, who was MTCC Officer-in-Charge and Senior Manager (Forest Management), succeeds Yong Teng Koon who retired on 16 July. She is the first woman to helm the …

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The meranti wood decks the Malaysia Pavilion façade as a bold statement of the country’s Sustainable Forestry Practices KUALA LUMPUR – At Expo 2020 Dubai, Malaysia Pavilion will prominently feature the country’s timber and timber products and policies underpinning the sustainable development of the industry. The pursuance of the sustainable development of the timber industry …

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