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 Communities and NGOs reaffirm protest against Timber CertificationBy Collective of Indigenous Communities and NGOs on Forest Issues 2001-10-01 | In our joint NGO Statement on 30 July 2001, we gave notice to the NTCC, as it was then called, that we were withdrawing our participation in the NTCC/MCandI process. We further stated that we were withholding our endorsement of the MCandI as currently proposed by the NTCC. TO: Y.BHG. DATO DR. FREEZAILAH BIN CHE YEOM CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) 19F, Level 19, Menara PGRM No. 8 Jalan Pudu Ulu, Cheras 56100 Kuala Lumpur NGOs STATEMENT TO MTCC, SEPTEMBER 2001In our joint NGO Statement on 30 July 2001, we gave notice to the NTCC, as it was then called, that we were withdrawing our participation in the NTCC/MCandI process. We further stated that we were withholding our endorsement of the MCandI as currently proposed by the NTCC. Since then, we have had various communications and even a specific meeting among ourselves, to consider the appeal from the National Steering Committee Chairman, Dato Dr. Freezailah Che Yeom, to reconsider our withdrawal from the process. We wish to state that we agreed to participate in the process, as we were hopeful that our concerns and the aspirations of the indigenous peoples would be adequately addressed. However, with time, we became more and more disillusioned with the MTCC and the reasons for initiating the MCandI. In fact, it became evident that our continued support for the MTCC/MCandI process would have compromised our position, and jeopardise the livelihoods of indigenous communities involved. The fundamental difference between the objectives of the MTCC and that of ours is that the MTCC is structured to find ways to sell our timber while we are mandated to protect our forests and to secure the livelihoods and interests of indigenous peoples and local communities who live in, depend on and derive their spiritual and cultural identity from the forests. As such, after reconsidering the matter in depth, and taking into consideration the interests of the indigenous and local communities, we have decided to stand by our original decision to withdraw both our involvement in, and our endorsement of, the MTCC/MCandI process. Furthermore, with our withdrawal from the MTCC/MCandI process, we wish to state that we have NOT delegated our mandate to any remaining NGO member of the National Steering Committee (NSC). We also call for a moratorium on further logging in primary forest areas and in areas where indigenous peoples are asserting their native rights to land. Yours Sincerely, The undersigned Non-Governmental Organisations, Community-Based Organisations and Indigenous Peoples' Organisations 1. Persatuan Orang Asli Semenanjung Malaysia (POASM), Semenanjung Malaysia 2. Sinui Pai Nanek Sngik (SPNS), Perak 3. Komuniti Orang Asli Daerah Slim River, Perak 4. Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC), Selangor 5. Partners of Community Organisations (PACOS Trust), Sabah 6. KERUAN Association, Sarawak 7. Borneo Resources Institute (BRIMAS), Sarawak 8. SILOP, Sarawak 9. Indigenous Peoples' Development Centre (IPDC), Sarawak 10. Institute for Development and Alternative Living (IDEAL), Sarawak 11. SACCESS, Sarawak 12. Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM), Malaysia 13. SOS Selangor (Save Our Sungai Selangor), Selangor 14. Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), Selangor NGOs STATEMENT TO MTCC, SEPTEMBER 2001 COPIES TO:MR. CHEW LYE TENG CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Malaysian Timber Certification Council, Malaysia 19F, Level 19, Menara PGRM No. 8, Jalan Pudu Ulu, Cheras 56100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: + 603 9200 5008 Fax: + 603 92006008 Email: mtcc@tm.net.my DATUK SERI DR. LIM KENG YAIK (By Post) MINISTER OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES Kementerian Perusahaan utama Tingkat 6-8, Menara Dayabumi Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin 50654 Kuala Lumpur DATUK PATINGGI TAN SRI (DR) HAJI ABDUL TAIB MAHMUD (By Post) CHIEF MINISTER OF SARAWAK Chief Minister's Office 22nd Floor, Wisma Bapa Malaysia Petra Jaya, 93502 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia Tel : + 6082 440801 Fax : + 6082 444566 DATUK CHONG KAH KIAT CHIEF MINISTER OF SABAH Jabatan Ketua Menteri Tingkat 25, Bangunan Yayasan Sabah 88502 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Tel: + 6088 423111 E-mail: ketuamenteri@sabah.gov.my THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER COUNCIL (ITTC INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANISATION (ITTO) BOARD International Organizations Center, 5th Floor, Pacifico-Yokohama 1-1-1, Minato-Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, 220-0012 Japan Phone:(81-45) 223-1110 Fax:(81-45) 223-1111 E-mail:itto@itto.or.jp MR. MAURICIO CASTRO SCHMITZ CHAIRMAN, FSC BOARD OF DIRECTORS Email: Mcastro@wwf.org.co MR. HEIKO LIEDEKER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FSC Email: liedeker@fscoax.org DR. TIMOTHY SYNNOTT FSC FOREST POLICY DIRECTOR Email: tsynnott@fscoax.org MR. MOK SIAN TUAN ECONOMIC-SOUTH, FSC MEMBER, MALAYSIA Email: moki@tm.net.my MR. DAVID C. NAHWEGAHBOW FSC BOARD MEMBER, CANADA and CHAIRPERSON OF SSAC Email: dndaystar@sprint.ca MS. HANNAH SCRASE FSC BOARD MEMBER, UNITED KINGDOM Email: hannah@validinternational.org MR. YATI A. BUN FSC CONTACT PERSON FOR PNG Email: yabun@datec.com.pg DR. DOMINIQUE IRVINE FSC SOCIAL FORUM Email: nickie@leland.stanford.edu MR. JAMES SANDOM Email: office@kfpl.com.sb DR. MARKKU SIMULA Email: indufor@indufor.fi MR. JUSTIN STEAD DIRECTOR, GLOBAL FOREST and TRADE NETWORK Email: jstead@interchg.ubc.ca, jwstead@rmplc.co.uk MR. BJORN ROBERTS, MANAGER THE TROPICAL FOREST TRUST BOARD Email: TropicFT@aol.com DR. KEVIN GRACE GS Soci
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