This is to announce that the review of the MC&I(Natural Forest) will be put on hold in 2017 pending the completion of the review of the PEFC sustainability benchmark expected by the end of 2017. The review of the MC&I(Natural Forest) that commenced in January 2016 has progressed well on schedule with the conduct of the …
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On 18 January 2017, following a parliamentary debate, the Government of The Netherlands announced the full acceptance of the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) under the Dutch Public Procurement Policy for Sustainable Timber. The Dutch Minister for the Environment, Sharon Dijksma of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment had earlier made the decision to …
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The Certificate for Forest Management for the Kelantan State FMU has been withdrawn by SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd with effect from 23 November 2016. The withdrawal of the Certificate was due to the failure of Kelantan State Forestry Department in resolving satisfactorily the major non conformity raised in the surveillance audit. With the withdrawal …
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UPM and UMS Students Receive Award from MTCC for Outstanding Academic Performance Kuala Lumpur, 28 November 2016 – Aimed at inspiring a new generation of forestry talents, the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) recently presented its inaugural MTCC Academic Award to three undergraduates from two local universities. One was from the Faculty of Science and …
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Comments received during the First Public Comment period for the Review of MC&I(Natural Forest) conducted from 16 November 2015 to 15 January 2016, were tabled for the consideration and decision of the First Meeting of the Standards Review Committee (SRC) held from 12 – 14 April 2016 in Kuala Lumpur. The outcome of the deliberations …
Kuala Lumpur, 14 October 2016 – Over 120 students participating in the Forestry Students Camp organised by the University Putra Malaysia (UPM) had the opportunity to learn more about the importance of sustainable forest management of Malaysian forests through timber certification from the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC). “Conserving our forests is critical to ensuring …
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Published by Borneo Post Online August 26, 2016, Friday SANDAKAN: The 16th Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Forestry Camp was launched on Tuesday at KTS Plantation Sdn Bhd (KTS) in Segaliud Lokan Forest Reserve (SLFR) Forest Management Unit (FMU) 19B. It marked another milestone for Sabah’s forest industry with an innovative collaboration between the Sabah Forestry …
The Second Meeting of the SRC held on 21-23 September 2016 at RH Hotel, Sibu, Sarawak and was attended by a total of 19 participants comprising Members, Alternate Members and Observers. The SRC deliberated on the merging of MC&I(Natural Forest) and MC&I Forest Plantation.v2, where the wording of the Principle, Criteria, Indicator and Verifier of …
INAUGURAL MTCC ACADEMIC AWARD ACKNOWLEDGING OUTSTANDING STUDENTS AND PROMOTING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) launches its inaugural MTCC Academic Award in 2016 to recognise outstanding undergraduate students in forestry-related courses in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). “The MTCC Academic Award aims to promote academic excellence by acknowledging students …
Dato’ Dr Freezailah Che Yeom Inspires A Forest-Loving Society and Champions Sustainable Forestry Agenda It was a day of mixed emotions as Malaysia’s forestry and timber industry fraternity paid tribute to Malaysian Timber Certification Council’s (MTCC) founding Chairman, Dato’ Dr Freezailah Che Yeom. His illustrious career as MTCC Chairman spanning 17 years culminated in a …
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