MFCC News and Articles

This section contains MFCC news, Press Releases, and general updates and articles of interest and relevance to MFCC, timber legality and sustainable forest management (SFM) issues in Myanmar.

You can download MFCC system standards and related documents from our page here.  MFCC is also slowly building a library of presentations and support resources. These are free and can be used by any interested parties such as Certification Bodies carrying out third party verfication. Please access our documents through the MFCC Resource Centre page.

  • First meeting of MFCC Sub-Committee for review and revise of the MTLAS (2013)

    First meeting of MFCC Sub-Committee for review and revise of the MTLAS (2013) Yangon 14 Feb 2020 The first meeting of the Sub-committee for review and revise of the MTLAS standard (2013) has been held at the MFCC secretariat office (14 FEB 2020). Additionally, the sub-committee for this MTLAS review/revise

  • Field visit to Gangaw Extraction Agency

    Location : Gangaw Extraction Agency, Gangaw, Magway Region, Myanmar Date : 21st to 23rd January 2020 MFCC together with the representatives from Forest Department and Myanma Timber Enterprise had a short field trip to Gangaw Extraction Agency in order to describe the harvesting operations with PEFC, EU importers and Myanmar

  • Fifth Myanmar Forest Certification Committee Meeting

    Fifth MFCC Meeting Date: 17th January 2020 Venue: Director General Office, Gyogone Forest Compound Fifth MFCC meeting has been held at the Director-General Office, Gyogone Forest Compound. MFCC members, as well as the staff from the MFCC-PEFC project, have been attended. Additionally, different stakeholders and members from FD, MTE, DRI,

  • Fourth Myanmar Forest Certification Committee Meeting

    Fourth MFCC Meeting Date: 29th November 2019 Venue: Director General Office, Gyogone Forest Compound Fourth MFCC meeting has been held at the Director-General Office, Gyogone Forest Compound, including the MFCC members as well as the staff from the MFCC-PEFC Project has been attended. Different stakeholders and members from FD, MTE,

  • PEFC Forest Certification Week 2019

    Location : Würzburg, Germany 11-15 November 2019 PEFC Forest Certification Week is the one time in the year when the entire PEFC family and members meet to discuss the key issues and opportunities facing the organization. The Chairman and Secretary of the MFCC together with the MFCC-PEFC project CEO attended

  • Meeting with European Commission International Relations Officer

    MFCC meeting with European Commission International Relations Officer Date:  8 November 2019 Place: MD Office, MTE, Yangon, MYANMAR MFCC members’ discussed with Mrs Dorte PARDO LOPEZ (International Relations Officer – FLEGT – EU Timber Regulation, Directorate-General for the Environment) and Mrs Delphine Brissonneau (Programme Manager – Delegation of the European

  • Preliminary Assessment to private plantation for MFCS

    Preliminary Assessment to private plantation area for MFCS Date:  7 and 8 October 2019 Place: Phyo Sithu Private Plantation (Pegu Region, Pyay District, Phauk Khaung Township) MFCC visited and met with representatives of Phyo Sithu private plantation & Trading co.,ltd. And also access demonstration sites which is Taung Na Win

  • MFCC’s third Technical Working Group Meeting

    MFCC’s third Technical Working Group Meeting Date: 1st October 2019 Venue: MFCC Secretariat Office Technical Working Group meeting held at MFCC office and all the head of MFCC including members from FD, MTE, NGO, CSO and private sector discussed and proposed about the current scope of SFM for the natural

  • Knowledge sharing session to Yangon Journalism School

    Knowledge sharing session to Yangon Journalism School about Timber Legality by MFCC Secretary U Barber Cho Date : 27th August 2019 Location : Yangon Journalism School, Yangon, Myanmar. MFCC Secretary U Baber Cho shared some general knowledge session about Myanmar Timber Legality and MTLAS System to the Yangon Journalism School.

  • 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.