IUCN / SSC Cat Specialist Group - Digital Cat Library |
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
|
| Koon, Y.T.; Singh, H. | |
| Role of forest certification in enhancing forest management practices and biodiversity conservation in Malaysia | |
| 2007 Conference Proceeding | |
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 Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) as an independent organization to develop and operate a voluntary and independent national timber certification scheme in Malaysia. The need for timber and timber products to be sourced from sustainable 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. |
|
 |
PDF files are only accessible to Friends of the Cat Group. Joining Friends of the Cat Group gives you unlimited access and downloads in the Cat SG Library for one year, and allows you to receive our newsletter Cat News (2 regular issues per year plus special issues). More information how to join here |
(c) IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group ( IUCN - The World Conservation Union) |