PITSAWYERS



PETAUKE PITSAWYERS SURVEY

May - June 2002

Doreen Simoonga

Kennedy

SPECIES NAMES:

Mubanga = Pericopsis angolensis

Mukwa = Pterocarpus angolensis

Mlombe = Pterocarpus angolensis

Mpapa = Afzelia quanzensis

Msase = Albizia antunesia

Mululu = Khaya nyasica

M(i)kusu = Ricinodendron rautennii

▪ LEGAL KNOWLEDGE

▪ ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE

▪ SAWING HABITS

▪ CONFLICTS WITH OTHER GROUPS

PITSAWYERS -- PETAUKE STUDY

LEGAL ASPECTS

|VILLAGE |WHO GIVES RIGHT |PROCESS TO GET PERMIT|WHO IS QUALIFIED |MINIMUM TREE SIZE |TREE SIZE |MINIMUM PLANK |PLANK LENGTH |

| |TO CUT | |TO CUT | |MEASUREMENT |LENGTH |MEASUREMENT |

| | | | | |METHOD | |METHOD |

|CHIKUSE |20 |4 | |June - August | |Axe, Cross-cut | |

|KALOKO |4 |4 | |Feb - April | |Pitsaw (Germany) | |

|KASALAPO | |4 |7 |Saw when there is an| |Cross-cut, pitsaw| |

| | | | |order | |(Germany) | |

|KASUBA | |6 |4 |June - August |Don’t get permits |Axe | |

|KATOBE | | | | | |Pitsaw | |

|MANDEVU | | | |June - September | |Axe | |

|MAPANI/ APITONI |5 - 6 |4 | |May - August | |Axe | |

|MKAKA | |4 | |May - Oct | |Cross-cut | |

|MSANIDE |1 |2 |6 |June - August | |Axe, cross -cut | |

|PONDANI |1 |4 |10 |June - October | |Axe | |

|SASU | | | |April - July | |Axe, cross-cut | |

| | | | | | |saw (Germany) | |

|VILLAGE |WHO MAINTAINS |COST OF |TYPE OF |WHO HAS SAW |WHO MAINTAINS |

| |SAW SHARPNESS |SAW |SAW BEST FOR |FOR MAKING CANT |SHARPNESS |

| | | |MAKING | | |

| | | |CANTS | | |

| | | | | | |

|CHIKUSE | |Available | |Identify straight tree, fell, measure to find out |Yes |

| | | | |number of plants one will get, debark, cut into planks | |

| | | | |and transport to village for marketing | |

|KALOKO |Available |Available |Kasalusalu |Identify tree, select best | |

|KASALAPO | | | |Identify tree, blaze to check fibers, fell | |

|KASUBA | | | |Organize tools, identify tree, fell, debark, cut into |Yes |

| | | | |cant, using pencil and ruler make out how many planks | |

| | | | |can be cut using pencil and ruler, cut into planks and | |

| | | | |transport to village | |

|KATOBE | | | |Prepare tools, identify tree, after felling measure and|Yes |

| | | | |cut according to feet required, debark, make into cant,| |

| | | | |draw lines and cut planks and then transport to village| |

|MANDEVU | | | |Find a tree, cut it down, debark it, then measure to | |

| | | | |see number of planks you get, cut into planks and | |

| | | | |transport to village | |

|MAPANI | | | |Prepare tools, identify tree, test tree to see if it |Yes |

|/APITONI | | | |has a hole, fell tree, measure log and cut in cant. | |

| | | | |Then draw lines on both sides and cut into planks. | |

|MKAKA | | | |Identify tree, fell, measure cant, cut planks, season |Yes |

| | | | |in shade | |

|MSANIDE | | | |Organize tools, access tree, fell, measure then dig |Yes |

| | | | |pit, debark, make out how many planks, transport to | |

| | | | |village | |

|PONDANI | | | |Organize tools, access tree, fell it, debark, cut into |Yes |

| | | | |cants, mark out how many planks can be cut with pencil | |

| | | | |and ruler then cut into planks and transport to | |

| | | | |village. | |

|SASU | | | |Prepare tools, identify tree, fell tree, measure tree, |No |

| | | | |then make into a beam/cant, draw lines, cut into planks| |

| | | | |then transport to village | |

PITSAWYERS – PETAUKE STUDY

CONFLICT BETWEEN SAWYERS AND OTHERS

|VILLAGE |PROBLEMS YOU |PROBLEMS THE FD HAS|OTHERS WHO WANT TO USE |WAY TO DECIDE WHO |ILLEGAL WAY TO CUT |SHOULD IT BE |HOW TO STOP |

| |HAVE WITH FD |WITH YOU |TREES CUT |USES TREE |AND SELL TIMBER |STOPPED | |

|CHIKUSE | | |House and Kraal makers,|Dialogue | | | |

| | | |cultivators | | | | |

|MKAKA |None | |Kraal makers, |Dialogue |Felling, selling |Yes |Community can stop |

| | | |cultivators | |without license | |outsiders |

|KALOKO | | |House and kraal makers |Dialogue |Felling, selling |Yes |Community |

| | | | | |without license | |sensitization on |

| | | | | | | |doing things right |

|VILLAGE |PROBLEMS YOU HAVE |PROBLEMS THE FD HAS WITH |OTHERS WHO WANT TO USE TREES |WAY TO DECIDE WHO USES |ILLEGAL WAY TO CUT AND SELL|SHOULD IT BE |HOW TO STOP |

| |WITH FD |YOU |CUT |TREE |TIMBER |STOPPED | |

|SASU |None | | | |Selling without license |Yes |Constitute committee to educate |

| | | | | | | |people on benefits of proper |

| | | | | | | |procedure |

|KASALAPO |None | |Kraal makers, cultivators |Dialogue | |Yes |Enforcing law |

|MANDEVU | | | |Dialogue |Selling timber without | | |

| | | | | |permission | | |

|KATOBE |None | | | | | | |

|MAPANI/APITONI | |We do illegal things |Cultivators, Cattle owners |Dialogue | | | |

| | |hence usually caught and |for Kraal and house makers | | | | |

| | |fined | | | | | |

| | | | | | | | |

|MSANIDE |None | | |Dialogue | | | |

|PONDANI | | |Kraal makers |Dialogue | | | |

|KASUBA | | |Cultivators, Cattle owners |Dialogue | | | |

| | | |for Kraal | | | | |

| | | | | | | | |

|VILLAGE |HOW TREES CAN BE GAURDED |THREATS TO AVAILABILITY OF NEEDED TREES |OTHER PROBLEMS FACED BY SAWYERS |

|CHIKUSE |Prohibit cutting any how |Indiscriminate cutting |Lack of safety equipment, first aid kit, market, transport, food and |

| | | |accidents. |

|MKAKA | |Fire |Lack food, tools, transport, markets and accidents |

|KALOKO |Form group to reinforce headman’s power to control|Fishmongers, honey collectors, lightening, |Inadequate food, accidents, no transport, lack of tools, lack of market. |

| |tree cutting |foreigners | |

|SASU |Enforcing law to stop people cutting trees anyhow | |Lack proper market, accidents, lack proper food, transport, lack tools |

|KASALAPO |Law enforcement |Fire | |

|MANDEVU |Selective cutting |Fire |Lack of tools, market and transport |

|KATOBE |Community put law against careless tree cutting |Indiscriminate cutting |Accidents, lack of proper food, water, transport |

|MAPANI/APITONI |Prohibit outsiders, put security measures, |Late burning, indiscriminate cutting |Accidents, no transport, lack of tools, lack of market, lack of food |

| |selective tree cutting | | |

|MSANIDE |Chief put a ruling |Indiscriminate cutting |Stress, accidents, lack of proper food, lack of tools, illness |

|PONDANI |Chief pass a law |Indiscriminate cutting |Stress, accidents, lack of proper food, lack of tools, transport, illness |

|KASUBA |Law from the chief, Chief stop permitting |Indiscriminate cutting, law enforcement |Stress, accidents, lack of proper food, lack of tools |

| |outsiders | | |

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