The utilization and management of plant resources in rural areas of the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Table 2 Local traditional rules and regulations used to manage plant resources in the surveyed villages

Traditional rule and regulations	Ga-sekgopo	Mongwaneng
No cutting of green plant	+	+
No cutting trees in the graveyard	+	+
No soil collection in the communal land	+	+
No plant collection in times of initiation schools	+	-
Woman are not allowed to collect plants during menstruation periods	+	-
Pregnant woman are not allowed in communal lands	+	-
Some species are only harvested during certain seasons	+	-
Some species are only harvested for their leaves	+	+
Certain parts of communal lands are restricted for collection	+	+
Only small quantity of plant are collected	-	+
Only lateral roots of plants are collected	+	+
Stem bark is harvested on one side	-	+
Permit required for harvesting firewood and timber	+	-

KEY; + : Traditional rule and regulation used, - : Traditional rule and regulation not used.

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