Household questionnaire

Questionnaire no.: ______________

1. Date
2. Village name/code:
3. GPS coordinates of Village center (UTM format)
4. Name / sex of interviewee
5. How many members in your household?
6. What is the level of education of the household head?
7. What is your province of origin?
8. When did you start living in this current community?
9. What is your ethnic group?
10. Economic status: do you consider yourself as
(1 = Very Poor, 2= Poor, 3= average, 4=well off

1. Current livelihoods and past crises

1.1. Basic economic data

1a. What is your main occupation?

a. Farming b. Private business c. Labour d. Public service e. Pension d. Other,
specify…………..
1b. Your total household income last year, in ‘000 dong
A. Paddy
B: Livestock
C: Aquaculture
D: Trade
E: Labour
F: Salary from the state
G: Pension
H: Transfers from family members
I: Other, specify……………………

2. Main economic activities:

3. Household main assets

A: House
B: Motorbike
C: Car
D: Boat
E: Machinery
4. Has your household experienced any major increase or decrease in your income during the last 5 years?
4a. If yes, explain in few words the origin of the income change?

5. How satisfied are you with the financial situation of your household?
a. Very satisfied b. Somewhat satisfied c. Not satisfied
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1.2. Has your household faced any major crises or difficulties since 2012?
1. Flood and/or excess rain 0–1–2
2. Drought 0–1–2
Codes: 3. Forest fires 0–1–2
0=no.
1=yes, moderate crisis. 4. Disease and human epidemics 0–1–2
2=yes, severe crisis
5. Wildlife damage to crops or domestic animals 0–1–2
6. Conflicts over land resources 0–1–2
7. Bridge/road washed out 0–1–2
8. Other, specify: 0–1–2
9. Did you take any action by switching to other 1= yes
economic activities (ex. Change crops, Getting a 0 = no
job outside farming, others)
10. Explain in your own words how you have changed your livelihoods and the economic situation
of the household!

2. Forest and cropping areas

2.1. Please indicate how much land (in sq m. or hectares) that you currently farm or grow trees on

Category 1. Area (ha) 2. Do you have Red Book /

Green Book registration?

Forest:

1. Special use forest

2. Protection forest

3. Production forest

Agricultural land:

4. Cropland

Describe crops:
3. Forest use
3.1. Do you access the forests to collect forest products (timber and NTFP) for family consumption or for sale? 1= yes 0 = no

3.3. How often do you access the forest? a. Every day b. Several times a week c. Other, specify: ……………….

3.2. Do you graze animals in the forest? 1= yes 0 = no If yes, how many? ………………..

3.4. What are the amounts and values of the products that your retrieve from the forest (per year)?

Product 1. Inside National 2. Outside National 3. Total value per 4. Changes over time
Park (amount per Park (amount per year 20 years ago 10 years ago Today
year) year)
1=plentiful 2=common 3=scarce
1. Timber
2. Firewood
3. Rattan
4. Wild meats
5. Vegetables
6. Bamboo shoots
7. Mushrooms
8. Medicinal plants
9. Others, specify
type and value

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4. Current forest restrictions
4.1. Can you tell us which forest restrictions apply to the forest today?

Types of activities [Link] are the rules and 2. What happens if people break
restrictions imposed the rules?
on villagers?

Crop farming Code A Code B:

Animal grazing Code A Code B
Cutting trees for timber Code A: Code B:
Collecting forest products
Charcoal making Code A: Code B:
Hunting Code A: Code B
Digging wells Code A: Code B
Using water from Code A: Code B
streams/rivers/lakes
Other, specify: Code A: Code B:

Code A: Code B:

0=not allowed inside forest 0=no punishment;

1=freely allowed inside forest 1=warning;
2=allowed with permit 2=fines;
3=allowed under special 3=reporting to police
circumstances (e.g. drought,
4=imprisonment
crop failure, forest fires, etc.)
4=Don’t know

4.2. Relations to National Park management and forms of collaboration

1. Are you informed about the precise boundaries of the National Park? Yes= 1 No= 0

2. Are you informed about the buffer zone of the National Park? Yes= 1 No= 0

3. Are you informed about the current regulations of the National Park? Yes= 1 No= 0

4. Can you explain what is the purpose of the National Park?

5. How often do you communicate with national park officials or forest 1=sometimes
guards? 2= regularly
0=never
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6. What are the topics you discuss with them? Explain in your own words

7. Do you think the National Park management strikes a good balance Yes= 1 No= 0
between protecting forest resources and protecting people’s livelihoods? 2= Don’t know

8. What will you do if you observe illegal activities in the park? 1=report to park
management
2=don’t react
0=other action
9. Apart from forest products, does the National Park yield any benefits to Yes = 1
your household? No = 0

9.a. If yes, explain which type of benefits

10. Do you participate in any form of collaborative management of the forest Yes = 1
or of forest resources? No = 0

10.a. If yes, which type?

11. Do you receive any PFES payment from your forest plot? (including Yes = 1
formal or informal ownership) No = 0

11.a. If yes, how much is the payment per year?

12. Do you participate in forest patrolling? 1= yes

0 = no
12a. If yes, how much are you paid per year?

13. Do you think payments for PFES and forest patrolling are fair? 1=yes,
0 =no
14. Is there a Forest Committee to discuss different forest issues among 1 = yes, 0 = no
stakeholders and park management?

14a. Are you a member? 1= yes, 0 =no

5. Deforestation
1. Do you think the forest cover of A. National Park B. Buffer Zone
the National Park and Buffer Zone 0=increased 0=increased
has increased or decreased in the 1=decreased 1=decreased
past 10 years? 2= no change 2= no change
3= Don’t know 3= Don’t know

3. If decreased, what are the main 1= Agricultural expansion

causes? 2= Logging by local people
(You may choose several) 3= Logging by outsiders
4= Logging by companies
5= Forest fires
6= Cattle grazing
7= Other, specify:...

4. Do you see new migration into 1=Yes

the area as an important reason for 2=No
deforestation? 0=Don’t know
5. In your view, what could be done
to better protect the forest?

6. Biodiversity protection and development

1. Do you agree that flora and fauna in the National Park 1=Yes
should be protected? 2=No
0=Don’t know
2. Do you think the restrictions and regulations in the 1=too strict
National Park are… 2=too weak
0=Don’t know
3. Do you think that the National Park is an obstacle to 1=yes
economic development in the area? 2=no
0= Don’t know
4. Do you think the biodiversity (number of species) in 1=yes
the National Park has decreased over the past 10 years? 2=no
0= Don’t know
5. If yes, what are the main causes? 1 = Agriculture expansion
2 = Logging
3 = Animal grazing
4 = Hunting
5 = Others, specify…

6. In your view, what could be done to lower the 0= no

biodiversity loss? 1= better enforcement
2= others, specify….
 7. Do you experience any negative effects of the protection of animals in the national park or buffer
zone? If yes, what measures would be required to ease the conflict?

7. Personal point of view when discussing the environment and economic growth
Below are two statements people sometimes make when they discuss the environment and economic
growth. Which of them appears to be closer to your own viewpoint?

1. Environmental protection should be given the highest priority, even if it slows down economic
growth and reduces job opportunities for local people.
2. Economic growth and job creation should be given the highest priority, even if it has negative
effects on the environment.
3. Don’t know

Thank you very much for your time and participation!

This research is done by a group of researchers from Roskilde University, Denmark.

We hope to be able to come and visit you some time in the future!