Activity

Sustainable Utilisation Area

Construction of roads

Permitted after impact assessment

Construction of trails

Permitted after impact assessment

Use of motorised vehicles, boats, etc.

Controlled use permitted in accord with area management plan

Clearing land for agriculture

Limited to defined community use areas

Collection of specimens for scientific research

Permitted after approval of research proposal by Iwokrama Research Committee

Timber harvesting, gathering non-timber plant products, hunting, fishing for Amerindian household use

Permitted utilising sustainable harvesting methods

Timber harvesting, gathering non-timber plant products, hunting, fishing for commercial purposes

Permitted after impact assessment and approval of management plans that ensure sustainability.

Mineral extraction

Possible after impact assessment and approval of management plans that mitigate adverse impacts and ensure post-mining rehabilitation back to forest of acceptable quality and composition

Construction of tourist facilities, cabins, towers, canopy walkways

Permitted after impact assessment and management planning

Campsites

Permitted after impact assessment and management planning