Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme: MC&I(2002) (Associated Documents) MALAYSIAN TIMBER CERTIFICATION SCHEME

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1 Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme: MC&I(2002) (Associated Documents) Doc. Number: AD Version Date: 15 September 2009 Page: 1 of 7 MALAYSIAN TIMBER CERTIFICATION SCHEME PUBLIC SUMMARY OF SURVEILLANCE 1 AUDIT OF TERENGGANU FOREST MANAGEMENT UNIT AGAINST THE REQUIREMENT OF MC&I(2002) Public Summary Date: 09 March 2011 Project Number: Client: Web Page: Address: Country: MY02661 Terengganu State Forestry Department Jabatan Perhutanan Negeri Terengganu Tingkat 8, Wisma Negeri Kuala Terengganu Terengganu Malaysia Certificate Number SGS-MTCS/FM-0103 Certificate Type: Malaysia Timber Certification Scheme Date of Issue: 1 st April 2010 Date of expiry: 31 st March 2013 Forest Zone: Scope: Total Certified Area: FMU Contact Person: Tropical Forest Management of 521,582 ha of permanent reserve forest in Terengganu State for the production of timber. 521,582 ha (excluding the PRF area planted with forest plantations in Merchang FR and construction of second hydro electric dam within Tembat and Petuang FRs amounting to 22,536 ha) Dato Norakhirudin Mahmud - State Director of Forestry Tel: Fax Surveillance Audit Date: Audit Team: akhirudin@forestry.terengganu.gov.my August 2010 Salahuddin Yaacob (Audit Team Leader) Rick Gregory (Auditor) Dr. Savinder Kaur (Auditor) SGS (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Unit 10-1, 10 th Floor Bangunan Malaysia Re,No.17 Lorong Dungun, Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia CONTACT PERSON: Norashikin Rasikon - Tel: +6 (03) Fax: +6 (03)

2 AD Page 2 of 7 INTRODUCTION SGS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd was engaged by the Terengganu Forestry Department to carry out an assessment on the Terengganu FMU against the MC&I(2002) standard. As part of meeting the requirement for new institutional arrangement under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS), the audit was divided into two stages: Stage 1 and Stage 2. A Stage 1 audit, which primarily comprises of document review and sampling of implementation, was conducted from August 2009, while the Stage 2 (main assessment) audit was conducted from 1 6 November Following certification, the Surveillance 01 Audit was conducted on August 2010 and this public summary provides the findings made during the. The Terengganu Forest Management Unit (FMU) is managed by the Terengganu Forestry Department (TFD). By end of 2008, there were a total of 544,118 ha of Permanent Reserved Forests (PRF) which represented approximately 42 % of the total land area of Terengganu. In terms of forest types, the PRFs in the Terengganu FMU comprise of 525,206 ha of dry inland forest, 13,757 ha of peat swamp forest and 1,295 ha of mangrove forest. The PRF also includes within its range, 3,860 ha of Plantation Forests in HS Merchang. Other forests include 77,507 ha of natural forests which have been classified as conservation area and gazetted as Taman Negara and 33,000 ha of Stateland forests occurring within Terengganu state. The Permanent Reserve Forest (PRF) area is spread within 42 Forest Reserves. It should be noted that Stateland Forests (SLF) are a land bank within the State that can be designated for conversion to other land uses including gazettement as PRF. Section 7 of the National Forestry Act 1984 empowers the State Authority, upon recommendation by the Director of the Forestry Department, to gazette additional forests located within SLF into PRF. The Annual Allowable Cut (AAC) for Production Forests of the Terengganu FMU for was 8,530 ha. The AAC for was reduced to 5,300 ha. Currently, forest operations are carried out based on the ten year Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the period and the macro EIA The scope of assessment was limited to the forest management practices within the 521,582 ha of PRF of the Terengganu FMU against the requirements of the Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification MC&I(2002) standards with special reference to the Verifiers of Peninsular Malaysia. Included in the scope are the 129,135 ha of FSC certified forests of the Dungun Timber Complex which is under the management of Kumpulan Pengurusan Kayu Kayan Terengganu Sdn Bhd (KPKKT). For the purpose of a MC&I(2002) audit, only the Permanent Reserve Forest (PRF) within the Terengganu FMU is considered and assessed. Although still under the jurisdiction of the Terengganu FMU Manager, operations within the following forest types are excluded: Forest Area Excluded Area (ha) Stateland forests 33,000 Taman Negara 77,507 Plantation forests 3,860 Hydro Electric Dam area 18,676 A stakeholder consultation was initiated in June However, until the end of the consultation period, there is no feedback/response received from the stakeholders consulted. For this Surveillance Audit, there were also on-site consultations being held with the staff of the Terengganu FMU and the field workers of the contractors at the harvesting sites as well as other stakeholders i.e. government agencies and local communities including Orang Asli.

3 AD Page 3 of 7 SUMMARY OF SURVEILLANCE 1 AUDIT FINDINGS The assesses the continual compliance of the forest management practices in the Terengganu FMU against the requirements of the MC&I(2002). The full record of the outstanding CARs closed-out and new CARs raised is listed in Annex 1 below. The table below provides a progressive summary of findings for each : SURVEILLANCE 1 AUDIT Issues that were hard to assess Number of CARs closed Number of CARs remaining open Number of New CARs raised Certification Decision There was no significant changes in the management system of Terengganu FMU compared to those recorded during the Stage 2 Audit. Seven (7) Minor CARs were closed. Two (2) Outstanding CARs from previous evaluations remained outstanding. Four (4) New Minor CARs were raised. The forest management of the Terengganu Forestry Department remain certified as: The management system is capable of ensuring that all of the requirements of the applicable standard(s) are met over the whole forest area covered by the scope of the evaluation; and The certificate holder has demonstrated, subject to the specified corrective actions, that the described system of management is being implemented consistently over the whole forest area covered by the scope of the certificate.

4 Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme: MC&I(2002) (Associated Documents) Doc. Number: AD Version Date: 15 September 2009 Page: 4 of 7 Annex 1 SUMMARY OF CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUESTS (CARS) AND OBSERVATIONS Summary of Corrective Action Requests CAR No. Indicator Non-conformance Objective Evidence Status Inadequate consultation with indigenous people in identifying special sites within the FMU Inadequate documentation on mechanism for commercial utilization of traditional knowledge Safety and health committee meeting (of State FD) was not carried out as required by OSHA, Lack of provision/mechanism for utilisation of harvesting residue as part of effort to maximise utilisation and minimizing waste. The FMP and EIA report contained brief descriptions on the socio-economic situation of the FMU as well as impact assessment of the forest management operation. Location of Orang Asli settlements are identified and mapped. Some special sites have been identified and mapped. However, there was no clear procedure in place to guide the identification and evidently there was no consultation with stakeholders, particularly the community and Orang Asli to facilitate the process. There is no evidence of commercial utilisation of traditional forest-related knowledge and practices of the Orang Asli by the Terengganu FMU. At the time of audit, there are no mechanisms in place (documented) describing procedures for compensation of commercial utilisation of traditional knowledge of the Orang Asli, should there be any attempt to utilise their knowledge in the future The Forestry Department maintains the Safety & Health policy entitled Dasar Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan (dated 01/06/2009) and guidelines on Occupational Safety and Health in Logging Operation DOSH (2004) that include guidelines for handling and storage of hazardous chemical. A Safety & Health Committee of forest workers chaired by the State Forestry Director was established where minutes of the 1 st Safety & Health Committee meeting conducted is available. However the meeting was not conducted every quarter as required by OSHA (1994). Visit to a number of areas where harvesting was on going or has been completed showed significant log residue left inside the forest and not taken out. These could be in the form of short logs which have been cut prior to haulage of logs to the log yard or minimally damaged logs that were not taken. In general, there was an inadequate application of log extraction operations that did not minimize product wastage, resulting in SGS (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Unit 10-1, 10 th Floor Bangunan Malaysia Re,No.17 Lorong Dungun, Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia CONTACT PERSON: Norashikin Rasikon - Tel: +6 (03) Fax: +6 (03) Procedures on the identification of special sites are available together with evidence of consultation with relevant stakeholders.. A flow chart mechanism for decision making on compensation is available. In addition, a special committee has been established at the Federal level to tackle other matters regarding to the issue. In 2010, health and safety meetings were conducted every quarter with minutes of meetings available Draft procedures for extraction of log residues in place. Observation of no significant waste after harvest.

5 AD Page 5 of Inconsistent implementation of Road Specification Guidelines to minimize and control erosion Chemical storage and handling does not follow standard requirement and the workers were inadequately trained Inadequate implementation of waste management observed, whereby liquid, containers and solid non organic waste was not properly collected and disposed in an environmental friendly manner Summary of monitoring reports/records not made publicly available & Assessment / evaluation of HCVFs are not adequate as it does not encompass the whole FMU and does not include consultation with experts and relevant stakeholders. reduced revenue. At the time of the audit, there was inadequate provision/mechanism for allowing utilization of harvesting residue as part of efforts to maximize utilization and minimize waste. In a number of licensed areas visited during the main assessment, it was observed that improvements in the implementation of erosion control during road construction is required, in some areas, drainage requirements (side and cross drains) were inadequately constructed to effectively control erosion. Chemicals are used in the nursery. A visit to Lata Tembakah nursery showed that chemical storage and handling does not meet the minimum requirement and that workers are not fully aware of the requirement. Observed in some logging camps, the presence of containers, plastic bottles, tyres etc were left uncollected on site. Also evident were waste oil was not properly collected resulting in spills onto the soil. Terengganu FD has placed public summary of its management on the website however it currently does not include monitoring and HCVF components. As of : Summary of monitoring records are not yet publicly available on the web (26 Aug 2010) Minor CAR-08 remains outstanding. Terengganu FD has made an effort to identify and demarcate at least five locations within the FMU as HCVF area. However, the assessment so far does not encompass the whole FMU and does not involve experts and relevant stakeholders, with no documented protocol set up for monitoring of the HCVFs. As of : Information and maps on HCVF areas are available, but the process for stakeholder consultation remains on going. HCVF Observations of proper road construction with camber, side drains and cross drains to control erosion in several compartments visited. A new storage area for chemicals has been built at the Lata Tembakah nursery and discussions with workers showed that they were knowledgeable on use of chemicals and that training for chemical handling was provided. Observations at logging camps showed that there proper waste management practices are in place, including collection of refuse and waste oil to prevent spills. Minor CAR remained outstanding Minor CAR remained outstanding

6 AD Page 6 of Inconsistency in implementation of management guidelines to assess post-harvest natural regeneration, and measures to supplement natural regeneration. Inconsistency in implementation of reduced/low impact logging to minimize damage to the environment Inconsistent implementation of enrichment planting in areas after harvest The Forestry Department does not have a structured training programme for workers operating under the contractor. assessment will be carried out as part of midterm review (26 Aug 2010). Minor CAR-09 remains outstanding. Data collected from the Post-F inventory does not match actual ground conditions. Post-F data in Compartment 1, HS Besul, DBh measurement and tree identification require improvement. Construction of water bars on skid trails is not consistently constructed to prevent soil erosion and water runoff. After harvest, open areas were not planted consistently enough with tree species to protect these sensitive areas from erosion and water runoff (e.g Compt 29, HS Bukit Terendak). Observations in the field and discussions with forest workers revealed that no proper training assessments or programmes are in place. Forest workers do not have copy of certificate.

7 Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme : MC&I(2002) (Associated Documents) Doc. Number: AD Version Date: 15 September 2009 Page: 7 of 7 Annex 2 Forest Reserves in Terengganu FMU 1. Pelagat 22. Besul 2.Hulu Besut 23. Bukit Bauk 3.Gunung tebu 24. Sg. Pimpin 4. Hulu Setiu 25. Jengai 5. Hulu Nerus 26. Rasau Kerteh 6. Pak Kancil 27. Bukit Gong 7. Belara 28. Kuala Paka 8. Bukit Terendak 29. Rambai Daun 9. Bukit Kesing 30. Bukit Labuhan 10. Bukit Mual 31. Bukit Palus 11. Mercang 32. Pulau Tinggol 12.Jambu Bongkok 33. Bukit Panjang 13. Petuang 34. Sg. Mekelok 14. Tembat 35. Bukit Sai 15. Hulu Telemong 36. Kuala Kemaman 16.Hulu Terengganu 37. Bukit Jemalang 17. Hulu Terengganu (T)38. Bukit Kambing 18. Pulau Redang 39. Sg. Nipah 19. Jerangau 40. Bukit Bandi 20. Pasir Raja (B) 41. Cerul 21. Besul (T) 42. Jabur * SGS (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Unit 10-1, 10 th Floor Bangunan Malaysia Re,No.17 Lorong Dungun, Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia CONTACT PERSON: Norashikin Rasikon - Tel: +6 (03) Fax: +6 (03)