Delighted to have meet with Prof. Dr Ahmad Fariz Hj Mohamed from the Institute of Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - UKM who together with his team of 10 academics, research officers and graduate students, will be conducting a fieldwork visit to Finland and Sweden from 3 to 17 June 2023.
The purpose of this visit is related to the subject of Timber Certification and its implication on Sustainable Forest Management and Sustainable Timber Products Industry.
During the courtesy call earlier, Amb John took the opportunity to share views on the Finnish forestry sector as well as potential areas of cooperation Malaysia-Finland could collaborate further together.
On a lighter note, it was a pleasant coincidence that both officers at the Malaysian Embassy Helsinki were also former graduates from UKM. It was nice to catch up on our alma mater and good to see UKM making waves in this part of the world
