Kursus Latihan Pensijilan Pengurusan Hutan di

bawah Skim Pensijilan Kayu Malaysia (MTCS) bagi

Juruaudit Dalaman Jabatan Perhutanan
Semenanjung Malaysia (JPSM)

1 – 3 Jun 2021
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MALAYSIAN TIMBER CERTIFICATION COUNCIL (MTCC)
 MALAYSIAN TIMBER CERTIFICATION COUNCIL

Governing Body for Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS)

 An independent and non- V I SI ON

profit organisation to develop
and implement a voluntary
national timber certification
scheme
 Established in October 1998
following the decision of the
13th Meeting of National
Forestry Council (1997)
A nation that appreciates and internalises the
full value and contribution of forest towards
global sustainability
M I SSI ON
MTCC is committed to strengthen the MTCS to
realise the full value and contribution of forest
through sustainable forest management and
chain of custody certification
 MTCC BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CHAIRMAN ACADEMIC / RESEARCH RELEVANT GOVERNMENT AGENCY

Dr Elizabeth M.P. Philip Pubadi a/l Govindasamy

Forest Research Institute Malaysia Ministry of Plantation Industries
(FRIM) and Commodities

Norsham Abdul Latip

Prof Dr Ismail Jusoh
Ministry of Energy and Natural
Kamaruzaman Mohamad UNIMAS
Resources
Malaysian Timber Certification Council

ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL ECONOMIC

Prof Dr Ahmad Ismail Chua Yeong Perng

Dato’ Suki Mee
Persatuan Pencinta Alam Sabah Timber Industries
Persatuan Orang Asli Perak
Malaysia (MNS) Association

Datuk Hj Zainie Abdul Aucasa Mohamad Ali bin Yacob Low Ching Cheong
Sabah Wetlands Conservation Union of Forestry Employees Malaysian Timber Industry Forum
Society Sarawak Association

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 CORE FUNCTIONS OF MTCC

National Governing Body (NGB) for Support standard-setting process and their
implementation of MTCS periodic reviews

1. Process applications for notification of CBs Review of Forest Management Certification

2. Issuance of logo usage licenses standards
3. Liaise with AB and CB
4. Implement procedures for investigation &
resolution of disputes, complaints & appeals

Dispute
Resolution
Committee Fifth Meeting of the Standards Review Committee
Meeting - Review of MC&I(Natural Forest)
 MTCC MAIN ACTIVITIES

Collaboration with local,

Awareness creation &
regional & international Promotion and marketing
capacity building
partners
1. Training for auditors 1. Participate in trade
2. Technical briefing to FMUs mission & exhibition
and companies 2. Increase awareness
3. Engagement with towards certification
stakeholders ASEAN Working Group on Forest Products Development  Media familiarisation
programme
 Academic lecture
Briefing to  Photography
Jemaramas
Sdn Bhd Asia Pacific Experts Group on Illegal Logging and competition
Associated Trade
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
MALAYSIAN TIMBER CERTIFICATION SCHEME (MTCS)
 ABOUT MTCS

Aims at encouraging & promoting the

MTCS started implementation of SFM and timber trade in
operations in October Malaysia
2001

MTCS launching ceremony

Provides independent assessment of

forest management & timber companies

Forest Management Certification audit Chain of Custody audit

 COMPONENTS OF MTCS

Forest Management Chain of Custody Certification

Certification

A process leading to the issuance A process of evaluating and tracking wood products from certified forest
of certificate by an independent to point of sale to ensure certified origin of products
party which assesses natural
forest / forest plantation
management practices against
defined standards
 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT

National Governing Body (NGB) National Accreditation Body (AB)

MTCC STANDARDS MALAYSIA

Notification
Accredited CBs have to apply
to MTCC to become PEFC-
notified CBs to enable them
to issue accredited
certificates recognised by
MTCC/PEFC
process applications
Accreditation
Accredited Certification Bodies (CBs) CBs are required to be
accredited to STANDARDS
Auditing Companies
MALAYSIA, the national AB
CBs receive and CBs conduct audits and make
decisions to award MTCS
for certification Certificate for FM or CoC

Applicants for FM / COC Certification

FMUS, FPMUs, Timber Product Manufacturers, Suppliers and Exporters
 CERTIFICATION BODIES (CB) UNDER MTCS

Local CBs accredited to International PEFC-Notified CBs for

STANDARDS MALAYSIA COC Certification
Potential FMC
FMC: (Pending
Accreditation):

COC:

• SGS South Africa Pty

Ltd –Qualifor
• Bureau Veritas Certification France Programme
• Bureau Veritas Certification Sweden • SGS Swiss
 AUDITING & CERTIFICATION PROCESS

Corrective
Application for Issuance of
action &
Certification to MTCS-PEFC
Audit by CB closing of any
Certification Certificate by
Non-
Body (CB) CB
Compliance
 MTCS STANDARDS

FOREST MANAGEMENT
CHAIN OF CUSTODY CERTIFICATION
CERTIFICATION

Environmentally
friendly

Sustainable
Forest
Management

Economically Socially
viable acceptable

MC&I SFM 1/2020 PEFC ST 2002:2020 Chain of

MC&I Sustainable Forest Custody of Forest Based Products –
Management Requirements
 PROCESS FLOW FOR CERTIFICATION
Assessment & Certification

Formal Application

Surveillance

STAGE 1 AUDIT
• Review of key management system processes Year 2 - 4 Year 5

SURVEILLANCE AUDIT RE-CERTIFICATION AUDIT

• Check for continued • Confirm continued
STAGE 2 AUDIT compliance with standard relevance & applicability
• Conduct stakeholders consultation • Check closing-out of NCR of the scope of
• Documentation review certification
• Site assessment • Peer Review
• Interviews
• Peer Review

Award of Certificate
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 CERTIFIED FOREST AREAS UNDER MTCS (MAY 2021)

Bornion Timber FPMU 11

25,537 ha Bornion Timber FMU 11
40,925 ha
PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
Marudi FPMU Sapulut FR FPMU 14
19,941 ha 12,486 ha Segaliud Lokan FMU
57,247 ha
Kejin Long Sapulut FR FMU 14
Penyuan FPMU Lama FPMU 54,643 ha
Terengganu FMU 15,261 ha 28,093 ha
540,309 ha
Segan FPMU SABAH
Perak FMU 10,332 ha
988,604 ha
Pahang FMU Lana FPMU Ulu Trusan FMU
1,504,407 ha 9,393 ha 92,751 ha
Gerenai FMU
Selangor FMU Ravenscourt FMU
Masama FPMU 148,305 ha
238,747 ha 117,941 ha
11,946 ha

Anap Muput FMU Danum FMU

Johor FMU SARAWAK
Negeri Sembilan FMU 83,535 ha 200,383 ha
285,293 ha
155,549 ha
Pasin FMU Linau FMU
132,151 ha 72,685 ha

Kapit FMU Mujong- Raplex FMU Gaat Mengiong Entulu-Melatai Melatai Para FMU
149,756 ha Melinau FMU 63,993 ha FMU FMU 49,524 ha
41,696 ha 66,190 ha 55,112 ha

22 Forest Management Units (FMUs) covering 5,139,745.36 ha

Total certified forest under MTCS: 5,272,734.84 ha
8 Forest Plantation Management Units (FPMUs) covering 132,989.48 ha
 CERTIFIED TIMBER COMPANIES UNDER MTCS (MAY 2021)

378 companies issued with

PEFC Chain of Custody Certificate 22 types of certified timber products
(4 main types):
Certified Companies Based on Type
Sawmills 61.8% Moulding

Exporters / Traders 11.9%

Moulding Manufacturers 8.3%

Plywood / Veneer mills 4.2%

Sawn timber Wood Pellet
Furniture part/garden/office 3.9%
Plywood
Paper/envelope/tissue/printing 3.7%

MDF/particle board 2.8%

Pellet/biomass 2.7%
*Certified paper products was exported since 2012
Others 0.7%
 GROWTH OF CHAIN OF CUSTODY & FOREST MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION

Trend of Certified FMU & FPMU Area and Number of FMC and COC certified companies under MTCS
from 2001 – 2020
400
5,000,000
350
Area of Certified FMU & FPMU (ha)

No. of COC Certificate Holders

4,000,000 300

250
3,000,000
200

2,000,000 150

100
1,000,000
30 50
14 16 21 23
11 13 13 13 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 13
3 3
0 0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Year

Total No. of Certified FMUs & FPMUs Chain of Custody Certificate Holders Area of Certified FMU & FPMU
 EXPORT OF MTCS/PEFC CERTIFIED TIMBER PRODUCTS

Total export volume of certified timber & timber products in 2020: 263,001 m3

By product type By destination

USA 2.3%
Fibreboard 1.2%
China 2.4%
Builders Carpentry And Joinery 2.1% Philippines 2.9%
Belgium 3.4%
Wood Pallets 4.3% France 3.5%
Saudi Arabia 3.9%
Moulding 22.9%
Germany 5.0%
Australia 5.7%
Plywood 24.4%
United Kingdom 8.4%
Sawn Timber 41.1% Japan 18.7%
Netherlands 27.3%
0 00 00 00 00 00 00 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000
0,0 0,0
Volume 0 ,0
(m3) 0,0 0,0 0,0
2 4 6 8 10 12 Volume (m3)

Others (4%): Woodchips, Parquet, Paper, Laminated Scantling, Finger Jointed
Timber, Doors, Chipboard/Particleboard, Veneer, Laminated Finger-
Jointed, Timber Flooring, Finger-Jointed S4S, Decking, Sleepers and
Sawlogs
Others (16.7%): South Africa, India, South Korea, UAE, Iraq, Denmark, Poland, Singapore, Italy,
Pakistan, Oman, Bahrain, Indonesia, Greece, Kuwait, Ireland, Kenya, Mauritius,
Vietnam, Taiwan, Qatar, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Maldives, Bangladesh, Lebanon,
Austria, Yemen, Romania, Brunei, Canada, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Fiji, Spain,
Seychelles, Finland
WORLDWIDE EXPORT OF MTCS/PEFC CERTIFIED TIMBER PRODUCTS

Cumulative total export as of 31 December 2020: 2.47 million m3

Europe
420,000 3,000,000
73%
Asia 350,000 2,500,000
17%
280,000 2,000,000

Cumulative Volume (m3)

Yearly Volume (m3)
210,000 1,500,000

Americas 140,000 1,000,000

2% Africa
3% 70,000 500,000

Oceania 0 0
5%

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04

06

08

10

14

20
16
20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20
Year
Total of 72 destinations Annual Volume (m3) Cumulative Volume (m3)
PEFC ENDORSEMENT OF MTCS
 ENDORSEMENT OF MTCS

Re-endorsed in July 2014 for another 5 years

First tropical forest scheme in Asia Pacific region to be Mutual recognition with 47 other PEFC endorsed
endorsed by PEFC in May 2009 schemes
 WHAT IS PEFC?

 A Global non-profit, non-governmental organization

 Promotes voluntary Sustainable Forest Management through
independent 3rd Party certification
 Set standards for sustainable forest management and chain
of custody
 World’s largest forest certification system and provider of
The Programme for
the Endorsement of 60% of global certified forest area
Forest Certification
 RECOGNITION OF PEFC/MTCS

PEFC-endorsed MTCS is also

recognised by many public &
private procurement policies
and green building systems South Korea’s Act
on the Sustainable
Japanese Clean
Wood Act
worldwide Use of Timbers
 PEFC – MEMBERS, ENDORSED SYSTEMS & DISTRIBUTION

2020:
 55 national
members
 48 endorsed national
certification systems
 Total PEFC certified
forest area: 330
million ha
 Total number of PEFC
COC certificates:
20,000
IMPACT OF MTCS
 IMPACT & BENEFIT OF MTCS

 Improves processes and practices of SFM

 Increases transparency and engagement with other

stakeholders in forest management
 Contributes to Malaysia’s Roadmap towards
Sustainable Development Goals 2030
 Helps fulfil Malaysia’s commitment to international
conventions and treaties
 Raises values of forest resources

 Provides access to environmentally sensitive

markets
 STATUS OF FOREST CERTIFICATION, 2020

World’s Certified Forests:

548 mil. ha (13.5% of world’s forests)

World’s Certified Tropical Forests: 41.9 mil. ha

World’s Forests: (7.65% of world’s certified forests)
4.06 bil. ha (1.03% of world’s forests)

MTCS Certified Tropical Forests:

5.27 mil. ha (as of May 2021)
Source: FAO 2020 (12.52% of world’s certified tropical forests)
PEFC 2020 (0.13% of world’s certified forests)
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