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MTLAS Principle 1 to 4, Forest Operation Training to SGS
Date : 15 AUGUST 2019 Venue : Gangaw District, Magway Region. MFCC has given MTLAS principle 1 to 4, Forest Operation training to SGS at Gangaw. The objective of this field training is to share experiences, understanding, skill and knowledge to auditors-conducting Forest Certification, Forest Operation and Legal Verification Audit. Auditor training on consolidation of […]
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Third MFCC Meeting
Third MFCC Meeting Date : 18th July 2019 Venue : Director General Office, Gyogone Forest Compound MFCC arranged third internal meeting last week and all the head of MFCC including Chairman – U Khin Maung Yi – (Permanent Secretary of MONREC – Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation) and also members from FD, MTE, […]
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MFCC Participation in PEFC Accreditation Body training, Seoul, Korea
This AB training is organized by Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) and Korea Forestry Promotion Institute (KoFPI) in Forest Vision Center, Seoul, Korea on 24-25 June 2019. Accreditation Bodies, National Governing Bodies from the Asia-Pacific countries participated in this training. 38 participants joined this AB training. The objective of the training is […]
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MFCC Delegations in Asia-Pacific Forestry Week (APFW, Incheon Korea 2019)
Delegates from the Myanmar Forest Certification Committee (MFCC), comprising MFCC Secretary, CEO and Technical Officer of MFCC-PEFC project has attended the Asia-Pacific Forestry Week (APFW 2019) in Incheon, Korea. The APFW (2019) and the 28thsession of the Asia Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC) were jointly organized and hosted by the Korea Forest Service (KFS) and the […]
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Discussion with Non-Timber Forest Product Exchange Programme
Date : June 20, 2019 Yesterday, MFCC met with Wai Yan Aung (Project Coordinator) and Emmanuelle Andaya, a consultant for NTFP-EP, doing a study on Non-Timber Forest Products Standards (NTFP) in the Philippines. The Non-timber Forest Product – Exchange Programme (NTFP-EP) Asia is a regional non-government organisation working in the Asian region that has been working on […]
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MFCC becomes 51st National Member of PEFC Alliance
Myanmar Forest Certification Committee is very delighted to become the 51st national member of the PEFC Alliance as National Governing Body. As step moving forward to show MFCC’s commitment of Sustainable Forest Management. MFCC is collaborating with PEFC on a three-year project to support the Myanmar as it transitions to the sustainable management of its […]
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Second Technical Working Group Meeting
Date : 31st MAY 2019 Venue : MFCC Secretariat Office MFCC arranged second Technical Working Group meeting and all the head of MFCC including members from FD, MTE, DRI, NGO discussed and proposed how to expand the current scope of SFM for the natural forests, plantations and community forests(CF) and legality certification system (MTLAS) for […]
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Invitation for Public Consultation of Myanmar Sustainable Forest Management Standards
Following a series of Stakeholder consultation – MFCC has produced two updated standards – Myanmar Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification (Natural Forest and Plantation – Sustainable Forest Management). In accordance with MFCC standard setting policy, MFCC would now like to invite stakeholders’ comments on those two standards before finalising. The original announcement for […]
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PEFC Chain of Custody Auditor Training in Myanmar
Location: Yangon, Myanmar Dates: 2-5 May 2019 The Auditor training took place in Yangon, 2-3 May 2019, with the field trip and demonstration audit to National Wood Industry on 4 May. This auditor training was organized by PEFC together with the Myanmar Forest Certification Committee. The training has been given by Mr. Richard Laity, PEFC […]
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Project update for Stakeholders and Introduction of PEFC CoC
Myanmar Forest Certification Committee (MFCC) April 30th2019 Yangon, Novotel Yangon Max Hotel, April 30th– MFCC and PEFC hosted a seminar to update progress on Working in Partnership to Bring Sustainable Management to Myanmar’s Forests, which is committed to supporting the ongoing reform process in Myanmar’s forest sector with a clear focus on strengthening the national forest […]
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