This is a recording of an introductory course held at the 4th International Degrowth Conference for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Leipzig in 2014. Federico Demaria from the French-Spanish organisation Research and Degrowth gives an introduction to degrowth. The presentation is based on the introduction to the book “Degrowth. A vocabulary for a new era.” and discusses definitions of degrowth, degrowth literature, debates, history and further research to be done. 2014 Level: debutante Introductory Course: "Degrowth: What?!" Federico Demaria The Extraenvironmentalist The podcast exposes the concept and principles of co-operatives and the three main types of co-operatives: the consumer, credit and farmers buying and selling co-operatives. Furthermore, the history of the co-operative movement is presented. The authors draw the line from co-operatives to "degrowth" by arguing that these organisations discourage profit maximisation due to their ownership structure, their social purpose and their primacy of people over capital. The value of the members' co-operative share does not increase with the growth of a co-operative and it can not be used for speculation. Finally, the authors give examples for current co-operatives which empower (local) communities fostering social justice and environmentalism. 2016 Level: debutante Co-operatives Ann-Christin Abbenhaus; Nadia Johanisova; Ruben Suriñach Padilla; Philippa Parry Degrowth Audiobook Robert Costanza briefly present various methods of environmental valuation, and talks about the changes in the global value of ecosystem services. He then introduces the major ecosystem services, and how different methods of valuation affect the preferred policies to address environmental issues. 2014 Level: adelantado Robert Costanza: Ecosystem Service Valuation Robert Costanza ELD (the economics of land degradation) Information and skills required to make more sustainable choices every day. Level: debutante Sustainability in Everyday Life Anna Nyström Claesson; Matty Janssen Chalmers University of Technology "his course introduces the complex, but critical, concepts of sustainability and resilience and examines your impact on our environment." Level: debutante Sustainability, Resilience, and Society Dr. Stevan Harrell University of Washington