Correction Action Requests (CAR) Raised by FSE Auditors
During 2007 Assessment

Correction Action Requests or CARs, are written requests by the certifying body to the client to address all non-compliances in the system with respect to the standard used in the assessment. CAR's raised during an assessment are categorized as either MAJOR or MINOR by the lead assessor.

Major CAR 2007.1
KPKKT must implement approaches to programmatically (that is, from planning and impact assessments through post harvest activities) interact with and learn from the perspectives and professional skills of one or more trained biologist/ecologist). The purpose of this interaction is to assist the staff in implementing a management system capable of safeguarding protected species. Through this interaction, KPKKT must develop and implement initial procedures and practices for safeguarding protected species, including habitat surveys, training of staff and workers, coordination with the Department of Wildlife, and establishment of conservation zones.

KPKKT has taken several actions in response to this Major CAR.

1. KPPKT has appointed Dr Borhan Mohd from July 1, 2007 as one of its staff in charge of Environmental Compliance and to assist the company towards achieving FSC certification.
Dr. Borhan is responsible for:
- preparing and updating the Forest Management Plan;
- preparing and updating EIA report, including making appropriate arrangement for EMP;
- preparing and updating of the Management Plan for HCVFs;
- Training of staff and contractors on relevant subjects (e.g. certification, FSC,
RIL, etc);
- assisting the company on R & D particularly on growth and yield studies.

2. A Stakeholders Consultation was held at KPKKT on August 2, 2007, attended by 13 different government agencies, including the Dept. of Wildlife, DOE, DOSH and University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT). All agencies had expressed their willingness to partner and collaborate with KPKKT on the issues of wildlife management and biodiversity conservation, etc. Furthers Consultation meetings with other stakeholders will be organized later this year.

3. Cooperation with WWF Malaysia is on-going and is expected to result in further progress in the understanding and management of wildlife and biodiversity resource within Dungun Timber Complex (DTC) concession.

4. Surveys on the wildlife within DTC had been conducted earlier (Feb – Apr 1998) and the findings had been reported in several publications (e.g. (i) WWF Malaysia (1998): Assessment of wildlife and its management in relation to forestry in the KPKKT Concession area, Terengganu. (ii) C. Muziol, Chin T.Y., & Gan B.K. (1999): Reconciling logging and the conservation of biodiversity: Recommendations for a large timber concession in Terengganu, Malaysia. Paper presented at the Bio-Refor International Workshop on “Biotechnology App” 1999, Kathmandu, Nepal. Paper No C17).

Findings of report: No. of species: 51 mammals; 5 primates, 9 squirrels & tree shrews, 52 birds.

Among recommendations made were:
(a) to lengthen the cutting cycle; (b) use zonation system.

5. Several HCVF areas had been identified (in collaboration with WWF, UKM, FD Terengganu & FRIM). A HCVF Management Plan has been prepared.