While government and industry leaders meet in Kuching for a Sustainable Forest Management conference, Indigenous communities from Northern Sarawak are disappointed with empty promises of sustainability certification. (BARAM / SARAWAK / MALAYSIA) Many Penan and Kenyah communities from the Baram Peace Park, Northern Sarawak, see no future in logging. In letters sent to companies holding … Continue reading Baram Peace Park communities see no future in logging
Dutch government calls for investigation into Malaysian timber certification
After various complaints from civil society, PEFC International is asked to demonstrate accountability and to prove that the Malaysian certification scheme MTCS complies with its own standards and, thereby, with the Dutch timber procurement policy. (THE HAGUE / NETHERLANDS) The Dutch government expects PEFC International to conduct an investigation into the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) following growing concerns … Continue reading Dutch government calls for investigation into Malaysian timber certification