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| Did you express a positive willingness to pay? |
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No |
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| Number of Participants |
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3 |
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Highlighted Statements from Interview Session and Key Context |
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| What motivates you to want to pay or not pay for these ecosystem services? |
"..hmm, I have always been a fan of exploring nature. Whatever represents nature, be it water, forest, animals, it doesn't matter where they are. I will find them and explore" |
Fan of exploring nature - C |
"How does actions or inactions on the beach affect me? Those who want to pay for beach management can go ahead but as far as I am concerned, I do not see the point" |
Unaffected/I do not see the point -C |
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| " I value my sanity. Have you seen Lagos life? If I don't go out to places like beaches, zoo, or even parks, the stress could make me go crazy" |
Value sanity and stress could make me go crazy - M |
"There are family needs I have not met, so I cannot spend my money on the beach. If I had lots of money, I probably would be willing to pay for beach management, but I don't" |
Family needs/probably willing to pay with more money - F |
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| "Beyond our own gratification, we need to consider the fact that there are animals living in this aquatic environment. Do we want to make them homeless? Well, personally, I think someone has got to look out for them. Why not me?" |
Someone has got to look out for the animals - C |
"It is not my responsibility. The government should step up to their responsibility" |
Government's responsibility - SR |
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| "If I have the money to save the environment, why would I not want to do so? We cannot continue to fold our arms waiting for the government to do everything for us. If we don't take up this responsibility, we will be impacted negatively" |
I have money/save environment/t– F/E/SR |
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| "Well, I'm not really social at work. The seriousness of the work environment makes it difficult for me to freely establish relationships. So when I go to the beach, I assume everyone there is out to catch some fun. So I easily bond even with strangers". |
Easily bond with strangers - S |
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| "I believe the current global crises caused by climate change is enough motivation for me. If I can play my part to protect the environment and consequently myself, then I will do it" |
Global crises/Protect the environment - E |
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| "I get stressed easily and I find the beach a great place to knock off the pressure and stay mentally alert" |
Stress/mentally alert - M |
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| "I am willing to pay the extra because I love beaches" |
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| "My kids get to meet other kids when we go to the beach. I feel it's a good environment, although different from their regular school. They get to interact with other kids who are not their classmate. It helps their interpersonal relationships". |
Interact/interpersonal relationship - S |
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| "err..I don't know…I guess it's the responsible thing to do as a Lagosian" |
Responsible thing- SR |
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| Emerging Themes and Colour Coding |
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| Connectedness to Nature |
C |
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| Mental Health Benefit |
M |
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| Social Connectedness |
S |
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| Financial Capacity |
F |
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| Environmental Awareness/Protection |
E |
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| Sense of Responsibility |
SR |
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