Preparing for UN conference on climate change, international bloggers are focused on community

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Codicts Team
  • September 30, 2009
  • Life Transitions

Short videos of Dyssekilde Ecovillage were created by participants in THINK2 Climate Change, a 3-month international blogging competition organized by the European Journalism Centre, focused on the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

To launch the competition, bloggers were brought to Denmark and toured the 25 year old ecovillage, a pioneering example of sustainable community in Europe.

VIew two short videos below:

Dyssekilde Ecovillage in Denmark – Impressions

Dyssekilde Ecovillage: Interview with Birgitta Steen

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