One of the requirements for accredited certification bodies (CBs) implementing forest management certification under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) is a peer review of the audit report prepared by the CBs. The peer review is done by a team of appointed independent experts with the objective to obtain a second opinion on the level of compliance of the assessed Forest Management Unit (FMU) against the requirements of the prescribed Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management (MC&I SFM) for Forest Management Certification.
On 7 and 8 July, 2021, MTCC organised a Peer Reviewer Training Course on MC&I SFM for Forest Management Certification under the MTCS, with the aim at increasing peer reviewers’ knowledge and understanding on certification and the peer reviewing process.
The training course was attended by 10 peer reviewers and conducted by the MTCC Forest Management Unit. Among the topics covered were Peer Review Process Requirement for Bodies Operating Forest Management Certification under the MTCS, requirements of MC&I SFM and identifying non-conformities. Click here to obtain the updated list of registered peer reviewers.
Any individual with experience or expertise in forestry, forest/forest plantation management or other related fields such as ecology, environmental service, botany, zoology, sociology, agriculture, forest/agriculture engineering and forest/agriculture economics, and is interested to become a registered peer reviewer under the MTCS, please e-mail your curriculum vitae to [email protected].