APPENDIX 1 Global EcoHealth Questions: English version; early-careerist survey 2013

  1. Activism is important to me in my future career.

  1. I plan to try to influence policy with my research or work.

  1. In my career it will be important to contribute to the Millennium Development Goals.

  1. My future career will focus on fundamental research (as opposed to translational or applied research).

  1. My future career will focus on translating research to action.

  1. My future career will focus on a balance of the two above.

  1. The Kunming Position Statement generally represents my perspective.

  1. An element of personal sacrifice is important to me for making a contribution to sustainability beyond my profession/work/career.

  1. I plan to be professionally engaged in global sustainability issues.

  1. I want to be professionally involved in mitigating climate change.

  1. I want to be involved in advancing the Ecohealth field.

  1. A top-down campaign to promote transdisciplinary or interdisciplinary research and interventions could be effective.

  1. A top-down campaign to promote participatory research and interventions could be effective.

  1. Transdisciplinary or interdisciplinary research can best be promoted through education.

  1. Transdisciplinary or interdisciplinary research can best be promoted through conditions on funding.

  1. Transdisciplinary or interdisciplinary research can best be promoted through public relations.

  1. Activism is important for improving wellbeing & ecosystem health.

  1. A system can only be changed from the outside, not from within.

  1. Ecohealth will be a well-known and popular field in the future.

  1. Ecohealth will be more significant in linking sustainability and health in the future.

  1. An Ecohealth approach within government can lead to better environmental decisions.

  1. Personal consideration of an Ecohealth approach can lead to better life choices.

  1. The Ecohealth field in practice today encompasses ecosystem approaches to health.

  1. The Ecohealth field in practice today encompasses health approaches to ecology.

  1. Ecohealth today encompasses anthro-centric disciplines, ie: medicine, health care, veterinary science, agriculture.

  1. Ecohealth today encompasses anthro-inclusive disciplines, ie: ethnoecology, indigenous peoples’ studies, ecological modeling.

  1. Ecohealth concepts should be central to future sustainable development goals.

  1. Nature is valuable for nature’s sake, not only for ecosystem services or other anthropocentric utilities.

  1. The impetus for sustainable development is on developed countries, because they have the resources, knowledge and infrastructure to implement significant change.

  1. The impetus for sustainable development is on developing countries, because they have the benefit of learning from the mistakes of developed countries and using newly

  1. South-south collaboration (collaboration between developing countries) is important in building a better future.

  1. Consideration of the linkage between environmental health and mental health is critical in building a better future.

  1. The linkage between environmental health and people health offers the opportunity to overcome political, cultural and religious cleavages in view of a better future.

  1. Increasing gender equity is an essential component of sustainable development and improving human and ecological health.

  1. Greater acceptance and use of indigenous knowledge could provide significant help to understanding the human-ecosystem relationship.

  1. Greater acceptance and use of indigenous knowledge could provide significant help to solving sustainable development challenges.

  1. Fundamental changes to economic, compensational and motivational paradigms are required to globally improve wellbeing.

  1. Fundamental paradigm changes are not necessary, but simply tweaking current systems (incentivizing, taxing, funding allocation, curriculum and institutional reorganization)

  1. I found that I had to stop and think for awhile to answer more than half of the survey questions.

  1. I am currently working on my:

  1. My highest level of completed education is:

  1. My formal education could/can be modified to fit my professional goals.

  1. I have/will pursue(d) more than one advanced degree to diversify my background.

  1. My formal education provided/provides diverse disciplinary perspectives.

  1. My formal education provided/provides diverse global and cultural perspectives.

  1. My formal education encouraged/encourages integration of multiple disciplines.

  1. My formal education encouraged/encourages integration of multiple cultural perspectives.