MTCC

Malaysian Timber Certification Council

Last edited 30 November 2005 at 9:00am
Tracking illegally logged rainforst timber leaving Indonesia
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UK government makes 'clear-cut' decision on timber

Posted by admin — 29 November 2005 at 9:00am - Comments

In July 2000 the UK government introduced a policy requiring all of its departments and agencies to 'actively seek' to buy timber from legal and sustainable sources. Given that central government procurement accounts for approximately 15 per cent of timber used in the UK (and that the broader public sector may account for as much as 40 per cent), this was seen as a positive move to push the wider UK timber market towards environmentally and socially responsible sources.

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MTCC rainforest certification scheme exposed as seriously flawed

Last edited 19 May 2005 at 8:00am
19 May, 2005

Greenpeace today (17th May 2005) released Missing Links, a report that identifies serious gaps in the certification standards of the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC), and highlighting its lack of credibility as a certifier of legal or environmentally responsible forest management.

Article tagged as: forests, MTCC, press releases, rainforests, south east asia