Payments for Ecosystem Services Crowdfunding

The CARE Water Team thanks you for taking the time to complete this survey. It should take no more than 3 - 5 minutes.

The objective of this survey is to gauge consumer interest in an online crowdfunding platform, which is a website that allows users to fund ideas, projects, or people in small increments. This crowdfunding platform would allow users to donate money to CARE partners all over the world to support small-scale farmers and communities that produce and protect various ecosystem services, which are the benefits we obtain from our environments.

This idea of paying people to adopt certain sustainable land management techniques to produce ecosystem benefits is known as Payment for Ecosystem Services, and it is a model being used by nonprofits and governments around the world.

Many of these ecosystem services aid in fighting climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping people and their environments adapt to our changing climate. For example, some ecosystem services could include reforesting land to capture carbon, or adopting Water-Smart Agriculture techniques that increase drought resiliency by improving the capacity for soil to store moisture.

In addition to their ecosystem benefits, these services can also help communities make strides in gender empowerment, agriculture productivity, and reducing poverty. Payments for ecosystem services ensures that the poorest communities are compensated for their conservation efforts which protect the public good, and help mitigate the effects of climate change for all of us.

CARE would host and manage this platform, which would allow users direct access to fund the ecosystem services they care about the most.

We ask for demographic data in some of the survey questions in order to better understand the willingness among different communities to support payments for ecosystem services.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact Paul DeMerritt at pdemerritt1@gmail.com

Thank you,

CARE Water Team

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* 1. What is your total household income?

Less than $20,000

$20,000 to $34,999

$35,000 to $49,999

$50,000 to $74,999

$75,000 to $99,999

$100,000 to $149,999

$150,000 or More

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* 2. What is your age?

Under 18

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

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* 3. How familiar are you with the effects of climate change?

Extremely familiar

Very familiar

Somewhat familiar

Not so familiar

Not at all familiar

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* 4. How important is the issue of climate change to you?

Extremely important

Very important

Somewhat important

Not so important

Not at all important

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* 5. What kinds of personal or household choices have you made to combat climate change, if any?

I haven't made any personal or household choices

I use energy efficient light bulbs, appliances, or other energy efficient household upgrades

I have limited or eliminated my consumption of meat

I limit the use of my car and prefer less carbon intensive modes of transportation such as biking, carpooling, or taking the train

I limit my water consumption and use water efficient appliances

I recycle

I purchase sustainably-sourced goods

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How familiar are you with the incentive structure known as Payments for Ecosystem Services?

Extremely familiar

Very familiar

Somewhat familiar

Not so familiar

Not at all familiar

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* 7. What crowdfunding platforms have you used in the past?

I have not used any crowdfunding platforms.

Crowdfunding platform(s)

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* 8. Which of the following environmental benefits resonate/are most important to you?

Protection of drinking water

Supporting fisheries and aquaculture

Water for sanitation

Flood protection

Erosion prevention

Disease control

Maintaining biodiversity, wildlife populations and habitats

Capturing carbon dioxide

Recreation

Spiritual, cultural, or aesthetic appreciation

Other (please specify)

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* 9. How much would you be willing to donate today to fund ecosystem services in the most vulnerable parts of the world?

$1 - 10

$10 - $25

$25 - $50

$50 - $75

$75 - $100

$100+

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* 10. If there were an easy platform for donation, how interested would you be in donating (any amount) to support payments for ecosystem services?

Very interested

Interested

Somewhat interested

Not sure

Somewhat uninterested

Uninterested

Very uninterested

Payments for Ecosystem Services Crowdfunding

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* 1. What is your total household income?

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* 2. What is your age?

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* 3. How familiar are you with the effects of climate change?

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* 4. How important is the issue of climate change to you?

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* 5. What kinds of personal or household choices have you made to combat climate change, if any?

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* 6. How familiar are you with the incentive structure known as Payments for Ecosystem Services?

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* 7. What crowdfunding platforms have you used in the past?

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* 8. Which of the following environmental benefits resonate/are most important to you?

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* 9. How much would you be willing to donate today to fund ecosystem services in the most vulnerable parts of the world?

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* 10. If there were an easy platform for donation, how interested would you be in donating (any amount) to support payments for ecosystem services?

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* 11. If you are unlikely to use this crowdfunding platform for ecosystem services, please describe your reasons why.

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* 12. Where did you hear about this survey?