Timber forest certification making inroads in Sarawak


Traditional appeal: Weavers from the Kuba’an-Puak FMU showing a variety of rattan handicraft during the workshop in Kuching.

KUCHING: Sarawak is making progress towards getting all long-term forest timber licence areas in the state certified by 2022, says state Forest Department director Hamden Mohammad.

He said this was part of the state government’s commitment to ensure that forests and forest resources are managed in a sustainable manner.

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