Certifiers issue ultimatum to Malaysian logging giant:Tags: malaysia, certification, conflict, human rights, community, companies, certifier
Forest certification will be revoked unless Samling resolves conflict with Penan
Important campaign success for blockading Penan communities. The Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) has threatened Samling, the Sarawak-based timber giant, to revoke its certification of 56'000 hectares of tropical forest in the Upper Baram region of Sarawak unless the company resolves a land conflict with blockading Penan communities by November 2007... [Continue]
