MFCC does not have an endorsed national forest certification system. The assessment of the Myanmar national forest certification system is suspended until further notice. 

System assessment

• Status: Assessment suspended
• Type: Endorsement of a new system
• System submitted for assessment: 19 July 2021
• Consultation: suspended 
• Assessor: to be announced

System history

• Joined PEFC: 30 May 2019

MFCC

History before PEFC 

MFCC Team with PEFC International CEO Ben Gunneberg

Myanmar Forest Certification Committee (MFCC) grew out of the Timber Certification Committee of Myanmar (TCCM). TCCM itself was created in 1998 as non-profit, non-political and impartial organization by a Myanmar Ministry of Forestry decree. The TCCM was transformed to MFCC in 2013.

A central part of MFCC’s mandate is to carry out forest and timber certification and to create an enabling environment for the sustainability of Myanmar’s forests. MFCC's activities cover the entire forest and non-forest products, and MFCC has been empowered to execute all processes of forest and timber related certification. MFCC also aims to support international market access for Myanmar forest products by formulating the reliable legal supply chain.

Assessment suspended

PEFC has refocused its activities with MFCC following the political developments of February 2021. We continue to assist MFCC on selected projects in an effort to support local stakeholders in their endeavour to promote sustainable forest management, though the endorsement process has been suspended for the time being.

PEFC advises companies sourcing forest-based products from Myanmar to be mindful of the risk that revenues could potentially be used in the financing of activities that violate human rights.

It is of upmost importance that certificate holders and certification bodies ensure that the safeguards of chain of custody certification remain firmly in place in these challenging times.

We therefore urge buyers to pay particular attention to this in their due diligence process and, if in doubt, to apply the precautionary principle.