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On Shin Yang Kuala Baram Forest Plantation Management Unit for Forest Management Certification PUBLIC SUMMARY SURVEILLANCE 1 (FIRST CYCLE) ON SHIN YANG KUALA BARAM FOREST PLANTATION MANAGEMENT UNIT FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION Certificate Number: FPMC 0001 Date of First Certification: 18 July 2014 Audit Date : 20-21 October 2014 Prepared by: Food, Agriculture and Forestry Section SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd. Block 4, SIRIM Complex 1, Persiaran Dato’ Menteri Section 2, P.O. Box 7035 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor MALAYSIA Tel : 60-3-5544 6400/5544 6448 Fax : 60-3 5544 6763 Website : www.sirim-qas.com.my 12 August 2015 Page 1 of 27 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................ 3 1.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Name of FPMU........................................................................................................................ 3 1.3 Contact Person and Address .................................................................................................. 4 1.4 Scope of Certification .............................................................................................................. 4 1.5 Audited Standard .................................................................................................................... 4 1.6 General Background on the Shin Yang Plywood Kuala Baram FPMU................................... 4 1.7 Date First Certified .................................................................................................................. 5 1.8 Location of the Certified FPMU ............................................................................................... 5 1.9 Forest Plantation Management System .................................................................................. 5 1.10 Environmental and Socioeconomic Context ........................................................................... 6 2 AUDIT PROCESS ........................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Audit Dates .............................................................................................................................. 7 2.2 Audit Team .............................................................................................................................. 7 2.3 Stakeholder Consultations ...................................................................................................... 7 2.4 Audit Process .......................................................................................................................... 8 3 SUMMARY OF AUDIT FINDINGS .................................................................................................. 8 Attachment 1 Map of Shin Yang Plywood Kuala Baram FPMU ........................................................... 18 Attachment 2 Comments by Stakeholders and Responses by Audit Team ......................................... 19 Attachment 3 NCRs and OFIs Raised During this Audit and Corrective Actions Taken (2014) ........... 20 Attachment 4 Verification on Corrective Actions Taken on NCRs and OFIs Raised During Previous Audit (2013) ........................................................................................................................................... 22 Page 2 of 27 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd. (SIRIM QAS International) is the oldest and leading certification, inspection and testing body in Malaysia. SIRIM QAS International provides a comprehensive range of certification, inspection and testing services which are carried out in accordance with internationally recognised standards. Attestation of this fact is the accreditation of the various certification and testing services by leading national and international accreditation and recognition bodies such as the Department of Standards Malaysia (STANDARDS MALAYSIA), the United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS), the International Automotive Task Force (IATF), and the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCC). SIRIM QAS International is a partner of IQNet, a network currently comprising of 36 leading certification bodies in Europe, North and South America, East Asia and Australia. This audit was conducted on the Forest Plantation Management Unit (FPMU) at Shin Yang Kuala Baram FPMU of Shin Yang Plywood Sdn. Bhd. (hereafter abbreviated as Shin Yang), from 20-21 October 2014 to assess the overall forest plantation management system compliance against the Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification (Forest Plantations) [MC&I(Forest Plantations)] using the verifiers stipulated for Sarawak. Two-member team comprising Dr. S. K. Yap (Lead Auditor) and Khairul Najwan Ahmad Jahari (Auditor). Based on the findings of this audit, it was found that Shin Yang Plywood Kuala Baram FPMU continues to comply with the requirements of the MC&I (Forest Plantations). This audit had resulted in the issuance of 4 Minor NCRs and 2 OFIs. The audit team had also verified the corrective actions taken on 8 Minor NCRs and 12 OFIs which were raised during the previous audit and it was found to be implemented effectively, therefore the NCRs have been closed. 1.1 INTRODUCTION 1.2 Name of FPMU Shin Yang Kuala Baram FPMU Page 3 of 27 1.3 Contact Person and Address Mr. Ling Ee Khai (Manager) Shin Yang Plywood Sdn Bhd Lot 463, Block 1 Kuala Baram Industrial Estate 98000 Miri, Sarawak MALAYSIA Tel: +60(85) 604 599 Fax: +60(85) 604 555 E-mail: [email protected] 1.4 Scope of Certification Management of Forest Plantation Located in the Northern and Southern Blocks within the Kuala Baram Land District, Miri Division (1,007.1 ha) 1.5 Audited Standard Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Forest Plantation Management Certification [MC&I(Forest Plantation)], dated 2008. 1.6 General Background on the Shin Yang Kuala Baram FPMU The Shin Yang Kuala Baram FPMU has an area of 1,007.1 ha occupying 7 blocks on the north and south of the Baram river. Each block varies in size from 10 ha to 488 ha. The planted area is only 807.0 ha after excluding areas for protection of biodiversity, riparian belts, natural residual forests and sand mining activities. Detail hectarage and license permitted are as follows: Northern Block Area (ha) Exp date 1 Lot 2122, Block 0, Kuala Baram Land District, Miri Division 54.00 20-02-2102 2 Lot 2138, Block 0, Kuala Baram Land District, Miri Division 314.00 01-12-2103 3 Lot 2143, Block 0, Kuala Baram Land District, Miri Division 21.20 01-12-2103 Sub Total 389.20 Page 4 of 27 Southern Block Area (ha) Exp date 1 Lot 2124, Block 0, Kuala Baram Land District, Miri Division 10.00 20-02-2102 2 Lot 2126, Block 0, Kuala Baram Land District, Miri Division 488.00 20-02-2102 3 Lot 2127, Block 0, Kuala Baram Land District, Miri Division 51.50 20-02-2102 4 Lot 3229, Block 6, Kuala Baram Land District, Miri Division 68.40 20-02-2102 Sub Total 617.90 A map of the FPMU showing the significant features of the forest is attached in Attachment 1. The area was originally covered by Mixed Swamp Forest (MSF) which is the dominant forest type along the Baram River estuary. The area was extensively logged over several sessions in the past resulting in an intensively degraded area. Following frequent fires the area was reduced to grassland with few residual trees. The area was degazetted from forest reserve and leased to various companies for industrial development. Type of Forest Plantation Area (ha) Planted area 807.0 ha Residual Natural Forests 39.0 ha Riparian buffer belt 8.7 ha Sand mining sites 9.6 ha Other purpose 142.8 ha Total 1,007.1 ha The main species established were Acacia magnum, Paraserianthus falcataria, Khaya and Eucalyptus. The first block Lot 2124 with an area of 10 ha was planted in January 2010 while the last block part of Lot 2126 was established in June 2013. 1.7 Date First Certified 18 July 2014 1.8 Location of the Certified FPMU The FPMU is located within latitude 4º 32’N to 4º 34’N and longitude 114º 2’E to 114º 5’E 1.9 Forest Plantation Management System The FPMU have the following objectives:- Page 5 of 27 a. Optimum utilization of forest resources b. Efficient operation and regulation of harvest on a sustained yield basis c. Restoration of forest landscape including regeneration of the forest and productive use of idle land for sustainable community development To achieve these objectives the FPMU had established mainly fast growing exotic species, i.e.: Acacia mangium, Falcataria moluccana, Eucalyptus spp., Khaya ivorensis and Gmelina arborea on the degraded areas in an attempt to restore their ecological functions. A number of indigenous species had also been planted on trial basis to assess their abilities in these poor conditions. These were Alstonia angustiloba, Artocarpus communis, Artocaupus heterophyllus, Casuarina equisetifolia, Canarium osontophyllum, Dyera costulata, Durio sp., Neolamarchia cadamba, Parartocarpus sp. and Shorea leprosula. The FPMU had just completed the planting phase and silvicultural treatment consisting only of weeding along planting lines during the first year of establishment. The FPMU was targeting to harvesting after 6 years subjected to the demand from the mill and also the performance of the planted trees. The target of the FPMU will be to harvest and replant immediately for each block. It is still in the process of determining the optimum sustainable harvesting
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