WHY JOIN US?
BE PART OF THE NATIONAL COMMITMENT TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT OUR FORESTS
Registration and approval of VB
The Approved VB shall be identified and appointed by Proponent to audit and verify the approved projects for the following process in Section 6.3 (ii) FCC Protocol. MFF shall maintain a list of Approved VBs in the Registry. Proponent is responsible for contracting VB from the FCC Approved VB list. All cost related to verification shall be included as part of the project cost.
The VB applying to be recognised as an Approved VB, conducting verification services under MFF shall:
- (i) be a legal, such as a company, business or society, within Malaysia;
- (ii) agree to be listed on the publicly available on the Registry, which is a central repository for all information and documentation relating to RFF projects which may include the VB�s identification data and/or other data as required; and
- (iii) have a valid accreditation of at least one (1) of the following:
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Scope of Accreditation
The scope shall include the Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management (MC&I SFM).
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ISO 14065 Accreditation
Valid accreditation under ISO 14065 for General Principles and Requirements for Bodies Validating and Verifying Environmental Information.
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ISO 14066 Accreditation
Valid accreditation under ISO 14066 for Competence Requirements for Teams Validating and Verifying Environmental Information.
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Certifying Body
Accreditation as a Certifying Body for sustainable forest management audits under FSC or PEFC.