Looking back at the Meeting "Sustainable Lifestyles in Europe"

Vienna - Sat./Sun., 13/14 November 2004

Contents
Sustainability involves responsible utilisation of energy and ressources as well as taking care of the environment for future generations. But a sustainable lifestyle can also be associated with terms like "quality instead of quantity", "utilisation instead of owning", "sharing wealth and jobs", "it is not what you have, but rather who you are that counts most". No narrow, dogmatic self-restrictions are intended, but increased awareness and enjoyable lifestyle: in harmony with nature and in tune with our actual human needs. Finally, sustainability also involves solidarity. As long as there are people whose basic needs are not met sustainability remains unrealised.
Goals
We intended to discuss sustainability topics with committed people from groups from different countries (especially from Central and Eastern Europe). The goal is to exchange thoughts, experiences and ideas, to have first face-to-face contacts and to identify items that might be a basis for future common projects.
The Minutes: downloadable here.
More:
See downloads in the left frame.
Credits
to Tim Newfield for his substantial help with the English translations.

Gefördert aus Mittel des Bundesministeriums für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft