Questionnaire

Name: Anjali Dhiman, Atul Dhiman, Vaishali Devi

Admission no: 22015130004, 22015130007, and 22015130013
Objectives:
1. To compile ethno botanical records of indigenous knowledge of plant species, their uses,
and related cultural practises inside holy groves.
2. To identify and categorise the important biological resources (biodiversity) in the sacred
groves of the community to maintain thorough records of the beliefs, customs and taboos
related to groves.
3. Evaluating how dependent the local communities are on this shared resource; and to
examine conservation practises generally and to comprehend the fundamental idea behind
the holy groves' long-standing customs.

Part A
1) Name of the respondent……………………………………………………………………………….
2) Name of the village ………………………………………………………………………………………
3) District………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

1. Gender
i. Male
ii. Female

2. Marital Status
i. Single
ii. Married
iii. Widowed

3. Age
i. 18-28yrs
ii. 28-38yrs
iii. 38-48yrs
iv. 48-58yrs

4. Level of education
i. No formal education
ii. Primary School
iii. Middle School
iv. High school
v. Senior Secondary
vi. Graduate

5. Employment status?
i. Govt. sector
ii. Private sector
iii. Self-employed

Part-B
Ethno botanical plants:-
1.) Any traditional recipes or remedies that involve local plants?
i) Yes
ii) No
iii) Some times
Q.1) what plants do you see your grandparents or elder's using for treating common
elements or injuries.

Q.2) Reason for the plant for considering medicinal?

i) Religious belief
ii) Traditional
iii) Personal experience in herbs.
Q.3) Which part of the plants is mostly used?
i) Leaves
ii) Bark
iii) Root
iv) Stem

Q.4) How do you prepare it for use?

i) Tea
ii) Infusion
iii) Tropical application

Part-C
Biological Resources use:-

1) Do you cut down trees from the area under the groves?

2) Do you take medicinal plants from the area?

3) Is there any restriction on the use of resources for tourists?

4) Do you think that the sacred groves or near by natural areas have influenced your cultural
practices and beliefs regarding the "environment"?

5) Do you leave the animals for grazing purposes in the area?

6) Do you pick wood for burning purpose from the area?

7) What's the primary factor for grove decline?

1) Exploitation of resources
2) Habitat degradation
 3) Forest fragmentation
4) No idea/ other

Q.7) Have you notice any changes in the biodiversity of the sacred groves. Through last
decades or time?

Q.8) Tourism effects?

Part- D
Dependence of local community and shared resources:-

Q.1) How does the shared resources contribute to your livelihood or daily activities?

Q.2) How the use of shared resources has changed over time in our community?

Q.3) Does tourism after the communities depending on the resources?

Q.4) Do you think future generation has able to use these resources especially in time of
environmental change or scarcity?