For those members that also deal with other indigenous species like rooibos and honeybush, here is the report used by the DEA regarding traditional knowledge for these species.
(traditionalknowledge_rooibosandhoneybushspecies_report)
Below is an extract from this report that essentially concludes that traditional knowledge for rooibos and honeybush belongs to the Khoi and San people and that you will require a benefit sharing agreement with them.
Based on (1) the above conclusions of this study and (2) the absence of evidence, gathered from individuals and
organisation during this study, that disputes the Khoi and the San as holders of TK for these species, the
following are recommended:
1. DEA to engage with the sector to indicate the outcome of the study, which concludes that there is no
evidence to dispute the communities’ perceptions that TK rests with the communities where the species
is endemic and/or with the Khoi and the San people of South Africa.
2. DEA should encourage any individual or organization planning a bioprospect ing or biotrade project with
rooibos or honeybush to engage with the above mentioned communities/people to negotiate and enter
into a benefit sharing agreement in terms of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act,
2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004) and the Bioprospecting, Access and Benefit Sharing Regulations, 2008.
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