Companies urged to get certification for good logging practices

WWF Malaysia conservation director Dr Sundari Ramakrishna (right) presenting a souvenir to state Forest Department director Sapuan Ahmad for opening the workshop.

KUCHING: Timber licensees in Sarawak have been told to speed up their certification process to ensure that they achieve the target of being certified for sustainable forest management by 2017.

State Forest Department director Sapuan Ahmad said the target was set by the government last year as part of efforts to improve the forest industry.