abstract: 'Using secondary data from a socio-economic quantitative household survey

  of the North Central region of Vietnam, the main aim of our study is to

  analyze the causal effect of forest resources on household income and

  poverty. Based on the observed characteristics of a forest-based

  livelihood and forest-related activities, we use a propensity score

  matching (PSM) method to control for potential bias arising from

  self-selection. The PSM results indicate that households with a

  forest-based livelihood had a higher level of income and lower poverty

  rates than did those without. Interestingly, our findings confirm that a

  forest-based livelihood offers much higher income than any other type of

  livelihood adopted by local households. Also, the poverty rate among

  households with a forest-based livelihood is lower than those earning

  non-labor income or engaged in wage/crop and crop livelihoods. Among

  households and provinces, we find varying opportunities deriving from

  forest resources, suggesting that there are potential barriers hindering

  local households from pursuing a forest livelihood or participating in

  some forest activities. Therefore, government policy and regulations on

  forest management should focus on improving the access of households to

  forest resources, while enhancing the sustainability of these resources.'
affiliation: 'Tran, TQ (Corresponding Author), Vietnam Natl Univ, Int Sch, Bldg G7
  \& G8,144 Xuan Thuy St, Hanoi, Vietnam.

  Van Hoang, Cuong; Nguyen, Yen Hai Thi; Nguyen, Lan Thanh, Natl Econ Univ, Fac Real
  Estate \& Resources Econ, Hanoi, Vietnam.

  Tran, Tuyen Quang, Vietnam Natl Univ, Int Sch, Bldg G7 \& G8,144 Xuan Thuy St, Hanoi,
  Vietnam.'
author: Van Hoang, Cuong and Tran, Tuyen Quang and Nguyen, Yen Hai Thi and Nguyen,
  Lan Thanh
author-email: tuyentranquang@isvnu.vn
author_list:
- family: Van Hoang
  given: Cuong
- family: Tran
  given: Tuyen Quang
- family: Nguyen
  given: Yen Hai Thi
- family: Nguyen
  given: Lan Thanh
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/1477-8947.12206
earlyaccessdate: JUL 2020
eissn: 1477-8947
files: []
issn: 0165-0203
journal: NATURAL RESOURCES FORUM
keywords: 'forest resources; household income; livelihood; poverty; rural

  livelihood'
keywords-plus: 'ENVIRONMENTAL INCOME; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; ETHNIC-MINORITIES; RURAL

  LIVELIHOODS; EMPLOYMENT'
language: English
month: NOV
number: '4'
number-of-cited-references: '34'
pages: 311-333
papis_id: 4670f25b0333d683398e7e123cd3b5fa
ref: Vanhoang2020forestresources
times-cited: '4'
title: 'Forest resources and household welfare: Empirical evidence from North Central
  Vietnam'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000551107600001
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '7'
volume: '44'
web-of-science-categories: Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies
year: '2020'