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ANNEX II
Example of a Resource User Agreement that was adopted from Kapkwai in 2006
Allowed resources
Access right and amount Where products can be collected
Harvesting method
Firewood 1 head/back bundle per household on agreed days
Resource use area Not on visitors’ trails
Only dead fallen trees
Bamboo shoots 1 head/back bundle per household on agreed days
bamboo zone With pangas and roasting from the Park
Bamboo stems 1 head/back bundle per household on agreed days
bamboo zone Cut dry stems
Honey Natural honey from the ground and trunks up to 2
litres on agreed days
Resource use zone Only bee smokers to be used
Vegetables 1 basket per household on agreed days
Resource use zone Hand plucking
Mushrooms Amount enough for household meal on agreed
days
Resource use zone Pick from fallen trees and on ground
Banana stalk One per household Resource use zone With pangas Salt licks About a small basin per
household
Specific and agreed sites
Excavation and carrying outside the Park with a basin Clay 1 head/back bundle per
household on agreed days
Specific and agreed sites
Excavation and deep holes should not be made Medicinal plants
(herbs)
One handful per herbalist Resource use zone Proper picking of leaves No complete de-backing No removal of roots from trees water Enough for household use Agreed water points Without animals
