Seeing how the Malaysian Timber Certification scheme works


PEFC or the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification is a global scheme for forests which are supposed to be eco-friendly. MTCS has been endorsed by PEFC. - Photos: MTCC

It felt like visiting a vast open factory in the wilderness.

We were a group of journalists who had been invited by the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) to see how timber could be sustainably harvested from our forests.

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