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 …
For a long time, the forest and forest industry sector has been an important foreign-exchange earner for Sarawak. However, the forest areas has declined at an alarming rate. According to Global Forest Watch (GFW) from 2001 to 2020, Malaysia lost 8.39Mha of tree cover, equivalent to a 29% decrease in tree cover since 2000, and …
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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 …
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 …
MTCC wishes to inform all stakeholders that the MTCC Board of Trustees at its 89th Meeting on 30 September 2021 has adopted the revised MTCS Technical Documents as listed below: MTCS ST 1001:2021 – Standard Setting Procedures for Forest Management Certification Standards MTCS ST 1003:2021 – Group Forest Management Certification – Requirements Minor amendments were made to both …
MTCC is pleased to announce that the Kedah Forest Management Unit (FMU) managed by the Kedah State Forestry Department has been granted certification against the requirements of the Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management (MC&I SFM) standard on 1 October 2021. The certificate covering an area of 341,976 ha natural forests within the …
Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is pleased to announce the release of the MTCS ST 1002:2021 – an updated version of the Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management (MC&I) SFM) – as the certification standard for sustainable management of natural forest and forest plantation under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS). In order to …
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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Briefing on PEFC International Chain of Custody Standard PEFC ST 2002:2020 Chain of Custody of Forest and Tree Based Products – Requirements MTCC has conducted a series of briefing sessions in September 2020 to familiarize and provide CoC certificate holders with a better understanding of the PEFC ST 2002:2020 and the amendments made in comparison with …
