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The Finnish Growth in Transition project was initiated in autumn 2009 by the Finnish Association of Nature Conservation (FANC) and co-operation partners.  The Finnish Ministry of the Environment was involved in the discussions from the beginning and inspiration was drawn by following the development of the Austrian ... More ...

The European Commission published an article about sustainable de-growth in their News Alert Service. The text discusses the concept of sustainable de-growth, its advantages and disadvantages and differences to sustainable development. For reading the whole text click here. ... More ...

The European Commission has presented its proposal for the post-Lisbon strategy today, which will be discussed by the European Council on 25/26 March. The Commission has proposed three priorities: Smart growth: developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation. Sustainable growth: promoting a more ... More ...

Some photos of the conference are now online and can be seen and downloaded here. ... More ...

The presentations of the parallel sessions can from now on be downloaded here. ... More ...

The international conference “Growth in Transition” will take place at the Auditorium of Science (Aula der Wissenschaften) in Vienna on the 28th and 29th of January 2010. Among an elaborate programme developed by the initiators of the conference, one of the highlights will be the video message of Elinor Ostrom ... More ...

The public discussion platform is designed to support the preparation of the international conference “Growth in Transition” which will take place in January 2010 in Vienna. The conference aims at debating approaches for high quality of life and sustainable prosperity for everyone. The conference initiators put the ... More ...

Here you can find the Conference Programme as well as the Registration form for the International Conference "Growth in Transition" on 28/29 January 2010 in Vienna. The Programme will be updated on a regular basis. ... More ...

Based on an interview with SERI president Fritz Hinterberger, the Austrian quality newspaper "Die Presse am Sonntag" publishes an interesting article "Zum Wachsen verdammt" the content of which would justify a question mark at the end of the title. "Ein geringes Wirtschaftswachstum führt zu Arbeitslosikeit, ein ... More ...

Beyond GDP: the Communication from the European Commission "GDP and beyond - Measuring progress in a changing world" is published and can be downloaded here. The Commission states, inter alia, that GDP should be complemented by a comprehensive environmental index (Beyond CO2) and the measurement of quality of life and ... More ...