Role of forest certification in enhancing forest management practices and biodiversity conservation in Malaysia.

Yong T.K, . and Harnarider S., . (2007) Role of forest certification in enhancing forest management practices and biodiversity conservation in Malaysia. [Proceedings Paper]

The paper describes briefly the developments leading to the proposal and adoption of forest certification as a market-linked tool to promote sustainable forest management at the international level and the establishment of the Malaysan Timber Certification Council MTCC as an independent organisation to develop and operate a voluntary and independent national timber certification scheme in Malaysia. The need for timber and timber products to be dourced from sustainability managed forests has to be addressed in view of the growing concern on the current state of the forests and their importance towards fulfilling societal needs including biodiversity conservation and the well-being of the environment. This is also clearly reflected in the demand for the use of certified timber products in public and private sector timber procurement policies of many environmentally and socially sensitive markets such as in Europe. The paper elaborates the role of forest certification in enhancing forest management practices and biodiversity conservation in Malaysia with special reference to the implementation of the MTCC scheme since October 2001.

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The paper describes briefly the developments leading to the proposal and adoption of forest certification as a market-linked tool to promote sustainable forest management at the international level and the establishment of the Malaysan Timber Certification Council MTCC as an independent organisation to develop and operate a voluntary and independent national timber certification scheme in Malaysia. The need for timber and timber products to be dourced from sustainability managed forests has to be addressed in view of the growing concern on the current state of the forests and their importance towards fulfilling societal needs including biodiversity conservation and the well-being of the environment. This is also clearly reflected in the demand for the use of certified timber products in public and private sector timber procurement policies of many environmentally and socially sensitive markets such as in Europe. The paper elaborates the role of forest certification in enhancing forest management practices and biodiversity conservation in Malaysia with special reference to the implementation of the MTCC scheme since October 2001.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. mal SD235 M3N277 2007 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	Forest management
AGROVOC Term:	Forestry practices
AGROVOC Term:	Certification
AGROVOC Term:	Biodiversity
AGROVOC Term:	Sustainable land management
AGROVOC Term:	Nature conservation
AGROVOC Term:	Malaysia
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:13
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/11029

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