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www.proforest.net. TTF Country Briefing Note. Summary for Malaysia. Summary of issues. Main legality issues: Illegal cutting no longer issue domestically Legal use rights: No major issue reported Legal FM: No issue reported Fees & taxes: No issue reported
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www.proforest.net TTF Country Briefing Note Summary for Malaysia
Summary of issues Main legality issues: • Illegal cutting no longer issue domestically • Legal use rights: No major issue reported • Legal FM: No issue reported • Fees & taxes: No issue reported • Legal transport & CoC: For all 3 regions there is the issue of imports of illegal timber from Indonesia
Summary of issues Other issues within forestry: • HCVF: Occurrence of HCVs in forest reserves highly likely (Sabah & Sarawak within Heart of Borneo) • Conversion: Legal conversion of forest to other land-uses • Social issues: Indigenous conflicts with land use rights particularly in Sarawak
Summary of issues Documentation: • CPI = 5.0: Medium overall reliability of official documentation.