Wichtiger Hinweis
ESD network "Education for the environment and sustainability in Erlangen"
Stand: 30.09.2025
The Erlangen Network for Education for Sustainable Development is an extracurricular committee of stakeholders and organizations from the fields of environmental education, ESD and global learning in Erlangen
The Erlangen Network Education for the Environment and Sustainability was founded on January 12, 2021. The network for extracurricular Erlangen stakeholders and organizations from environmental education, ESD and global learning in particular comprises 35 founding members and has grown steadily since then.
The learning locations for sustainability and the ESD actors and organizations as well as their main focuses and contact addresses can be found below.
The network sees itself as an independent association that works on a voluntary, participatory and process-oriented basis, promotes multi-perspectivity and cooperation and is open to new members (registration with the ESD officer of the city of Erlangen, contact details in the service area under "Contact").
The network also functions as an ESD forum of the Sustainability Advisory Board of the City of Erlangen; this is represented by the head of the Erlangen Adult Education Center (sponsor of the forum in the Sustainability Advisory Board) and the ESD officer in the Environmental Agency (head of the network).
The aim of the network is to connect local education stakeholders with each other through regular exchange and to create synergies within the education landscape.
Networking in the city triangle also expands the opportunities for learning from one another.
At the same time, sustainable urban development is to be supported through a joint presence and bundled activities in the form of holistic and transformative educational offers.
The network aims to raise awareness of extracurricular places of learning for sustainability for urban society and schools. The main focus here is on the acquisition of skills to help shape sustainable development.
As a pioneer of change, the network contributes to socio-ecological transformation with educational topics such as climate protection and biodiversity, globalization and digitalization, responsible consumption, cultural diversity and social justice. The guiding principle is the UNESCO ESD 2030 program. High-quality education, especially ESD (SDG 4.7), is seen as a prerequisite for achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and as an important driver for the 2030 Agenda and forms the basis of the network's work.
Please contact Ms. Baumbauer for the dates of the network meetings.
To the Sustainability Action Program - Erlangen's brochure for sustainability events
To the Trainers Training ESD - the exchange and training format for ESD stakeholders in the Nuremberg-Fürth-Erlangen city triangle
To the Sustainability Advisory Board of the City of Erlangen - with its forums for participation
(Alphabetical) The Erlangen learning locations for sustainability and ESD organizations as well as (below) freelance ESD actors. If you open the accordion, you can find out more about the educational focuses and contact addresses in the learning location/actor portraits:
Schuhstrasse 40
91052 Erlangen
erlangen.de/environmentaleducation
umweltbildung@stadt.erlangen.de
09131/86-2934
Place of learning / ESD actor
Special feature: Coordination of education for sustainable development in and for the city
Barrier-free: Office and Klimamobil yes, Zukunftsacker no
Nearest public transport stops: Neuer Markt/Rathaus; Langemarckplatz
Bus routes: 30, 201, 203, 205, 281, 289, 290, 295; 20, 208, 209, 210, 252, 253, 254, 284, 285, 286, 287, 294
Program/events/offers
Program page (Sustainability action program): www.erlangen.de/aktionsprogramm-nachhaltigkeit
Educational area/target groups of educational work
- Early childhood education (infants and children)
- School (children and young people)
- Vocational training (young adults)
- University (young adults)
- Non-formal, informal education: children, young people, adults
- Whole institution approach / process support for the structural anchoring of education for sustainable development (institutions)
- Further education/training (teaching staff)
Thematic focus of educational work
- Global climate justice
- Circular economy
- Organic nutrition
- Ecology and habitats
- Consumption and lifestyles
- SDGs and sustainability
- Whole institution approach
- Energy consulting
- Waste consulting
- Advice on sustainable procurement and nutrition
SDGs addressed
2 No hunger
3 Health and well-being
4 Quality education
7 Affordable and clean energy
10 Fewer inequalities
11 Sustainable cities and communities
12 Sustainable consumption and production
13 Climate protection measures
15 Life on land
16 Peace, justice and strong institutions
17 Partnerships to achieve the goals
Key methods in educational work
- Operation of learning sites (future fields) with educational programs
- Educational programs with guided tours
- Vacation activities
- Escape games
- Ecological footprint course
- Teaching units
- Presentations at festivals
- Lectures
- Training events
- Educational project days/weeks
- simulation games
Applied educational concepts
- Education for sustainable development
- Environmental education
- Global learning
- Democracy education
- Experiential education
- Peer-to-peer learning
91080 Marloffstein/Uttenreuth | 91359 Leutenbach
Neustädter Kirchenplatz 7
91054 Erlangen
info@weltladen-erlangen.de
09131/23266
Place of learning
Certificate: One World Station
Special feature/location Learning location: City center
Barrier-free: wheelchair accessible
Nearest public transportation stops: Hugenottenplatz, train station
Bus routes: various
Educational area/target groups of educational work
- Early childhood education (toddlers and children)
- School (children and young people)
- Vocational training (young adults)
- University (young adults)
- Non-formal, informal education: children, young people, adults
- Whole institution approach / process support for the structural anchoring of education for sustainable development (institutions)
- Further/continuing education (teaching staff)
Thematic focus of educational work
- Global learning
- Global justice
- Consumption and effects on the environment and producers (e.g. cell phones, fashion, food...)
- Climate change
- Climate justice
- Rainforest
- Oceans
- Political plants (cooperation with the FAU Botanical Garden) (e.g. cocoa, bananas, sugar cane...)
- Water
- Plastic
- SDGs
Processed SDGs
1 No poverty
2 No hunger
3 Good health and well-being
4 Quality education
5 Gender equality
6 Clean water and sanitation
7 Affordable and clean energy
8 Decent work and economic growth
9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure
10 Fewer inequalities
11 Sustainable cities and communities
12 Sustainable consumption and production
13 Climate protection measures
14 Life under water
15 Life on land
16 Peace, justice and strong institutions
17 Partnerships to achieve the goals
Key methods in educational work
- workshops
- City tours
- Lectures
- Film evenings
- Exhibitions
Applied educational concepts
- Education for sustainable development
- Environmental education
- Global learning
- Democracy education
- Civic education
Other activities
Educational programs can be carried out in the Weltladen or we can come to the facility
Hauptstraße 55 (meeting point in the reading café Anständig essen)
(in the Altstadtmarktpassage)
91054 Erlangen
Loschgestraße 1
91054 Erlangen
Place of learning
Certificate: Quality network ESD in Bavaria (formerly Umweltbildung.Bayern)
Special feature/location Learning location: Central in the city center
Barrier-free: Mainly barrier-free and disabled-friendly, but there are areas in both the outdoor area and the greenhouses that are not wheelchair-accessible. There is a disabled-friendly toilet at the entrance to the greenhouses.
Nearest public transportation stops: Erlangen main station; Altstadtmarkt, Maximiliansplatz
Bus routes: 253, 286, 288, 289, 293; 288
Program/Registration
Events: botanischer-garten.fau.de/events
Registration: botanischer-garten.fau.de/education/offers-for-school-classes/#contact-form
Educational area/target groups of educational work
- Early childhood education (toddlers and children)
- School (children and young people)
- Vocational education (young adults)
- University (young adults)
- Non-formal, informal education: children, young people, adults
- Whole institution approach / process support for the structural anchoring of education for sustainable development (institutions)
- Further/continuing education (teaching staff)
Thematic focus of educational work
- Waste/recycling
- water
- Nature and species conservation
- Environmental protection
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Renewable raw materials
- Sustainable lifestyles
- Cultural diversity
- Consumption
- Climate change
- Globalization/global justice
- Health
- Intergenerational justice
- Forestry and agriculture
- Land consumption/soil conservation
- Ethics/philosophy/religion
- Nutrition
- Education for Sustainable Development: Towards achieving the SDGs - Into the future with ESD
- Biodiversity
- Democracy education
SDGs addressed
1 No poverty
2 No hunger
3 Good health and well-being
4 Quality education
8 Decent work and economic growth
9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure
10 Fewer inequalities
11 Sustainable cities and communities
12 Sustainable consumption and production
13 Climate protection measures
14 Life under water
15 Life on land
17 Partnerships to achieve the goals
Key methods in educational work
- Lectures
- workshops
- Exhibitions
- Educational programs for different target groups using participatory methods
- Self-directed learning
- W and P seminars
- Volunteering in the Friends of the Botanic Garden (learning through engagement)
Applied educational concepts
- Education for sustainable development (ESD)
- Environmental education
- Global learning
- Democracy education
- Civic education
Stefan Strasser
Gustav-Adolf-Strasse 2
91056 Erlangen
stefanstrasser@live.de
0171/3156045
Place of learning
References: Lecturer for school garden lessons for the government of Middle Franconia, lecturer at the Erlangen adult education center, organic gardener in permaculture, nature garden consultant, water keeper, ambassador of European Garden Association - Nature in the Garden International, school garden certifier for Bayern blüht - Naturgarten, bird-friendly school garden (LBV Bayern), Natur im Garten - Schulgarten
Certificates: Bee protection garden, bird-friendly garden, Bayern blüht - Naturgarten, Natur im Garten - Schaugarten, Deutsche Genbank Zierpflanzen, Bundessortenamt Hannover, United Nations
Special feature/location Learning location: Between the fields of an organic farmer and paddocks for Haflinger horses on the northern edge of the Kriegenbrunn district of Erlangen, right next to a huge playground
Barrier-free: Yes
Nearest public transport stop: Kriegenbrunn fire station
Bus route: 281
Educational area/target groups of the educational work
- Early childhood education (toddlers and children)
- School (children and young people)
- Vocational training (young adults)
- University (young adults)
- Non-formal, informal education: children, young people, adults
- Whole institution approach / process support for the structural anchoring of education for sustainable development (institutions)
- Further/continuing education (teaching staff)
Thematic focus of educational work
- Climate change
- climate protection
- environment
- Biodiversity
- sustainability
- Globalization
- Nature
- Insects
- Animals
- Birds
- Fish
- Amphibians
- Lizards
- Amphibians
- Wild plants
- Water
- Drought
- Soil
- Humus
- Permaculture
- Biochar
- Terra Preta
- Orchard
- Berries
- fruits
- Wild fruits
- Agroforestry
- Orchard meadow
- Self-sufficient
- Organic farming
- Tiny Forest
- Environmental education in schools
- Vegetables
- Fruit
- Trees
- Shrubs
- Hedges
- Marsh plants
- Water plants
- Herbs
- Medicinal herbs
- Propagation
- Plant breeding
- Seed-resistant plants
- Seed production
- Perennials
- Geophytes
- Natural medicine
- Hydrology
Other main topics of educational work
- Survival
- Emergency preparedness
- Self-protection
- Cooking without electricity
- Civil protection
- Crisis preparedness
SDGs addressed
1 No poverty
2 No hunger
3 Good health and well-being
4 Quality education
5 Gender equality
6 Clean water and sanitation
7 Affordable and clean energy
8 Decent work and economic growth
9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure
10 Fewer inequalities
11 Sustainable cities and communities
12 Sustainable consumption and production
13 Climate protection measures
14 Life under water
15 Life on land
16 Peace, justice and strong institutions
17 Partnerships to achieve the goals
Key methods in educational work
- Lectures
- Guided tours
- workshops
- Internships
Applied educational concepts
- Education for sustainable development
- Environmental education
- Global learning
- Democracy education
- Civic education
- inclusive education
- digital education
- forest education
- experiential education
Äußere Brucker Straße 49 (meeting point in the district center Die Villa)
91052 Erlangen
The FutureLabs
thefuturelab.school
City of Erlangen/Office for Neighborhood Work
Fröbelstrasse 6
91058 Erlangen
stadtteilarbeit-erlangen.de/kulturpunkt-bruck/unsergarten
kulturpunkt@stadt.erlangen.de
09131/86-3585
Place of learning
Certificates: UN Decade of Biodiversity, bird-friendly garden (LBV)
Special feature/location Learning location: In the middle of the town between the secondary school, church and tall residential buildings
Barrier-free: Yes
Nearest public transport stops: Langfeldstraße; Paul-Gossen-Straße
Bus routes: 284, 285, 294; 280, 281, 289 & S-Bahn
Educational area/target groups of the educational work
- School (children and young people)
- Vocational training (young adults)
- Non-formal, informal education:
- Children
- young people
- adults
- Further/continuing education (teaching staff)
Thematic focus of educational work
- Biodiversity
- wild bees
- Insects
- Climate protection
SDGs addressed
13 Climate protection measures
15 Life on land
Key methods in educational work
- Workshops
- Practical work
Applied educational concepts
- Education for sustainable development
- Environmental education
- Global learning
- Democracy education
Landschaftspflegeverband Mittelfranken e.V. (LPV),
Branch office Tennenlohe,
Area management of sand protection areas near Erlangen
Wild horse enclosure
Am Weichselgarten 9
91058 Erlangen
Spardorfer Street 82
91054 Erlangen
info@jugendfarm-er.de
09131/21365
Place of learning
Certificates: Umweltbildung.Bayern, BildungszentrenKlimaschutz Netzwerk
Special feature/location Learning location: Leisure and educational facility with adventure playground and animal husbandry
Barrier-free: Yes
Nearest public transport stops: Waldkrankenhaus/Atzelsberger Steige; Schronfeld
Bus routes: 289/290; 284/294
Educational area/target groups of the educational work
- Early childhood education (infants and children)
- School (children and young people)
- Vocational training (young adults)
- University (young adults)
- Non-formal, informal education: children, young people, adults
- Further/continuing education (teaching staff)
Thematic focus of educational work
- Experience of nature and environmental awareness
- Biodiversity and ecosystems
- Sustainable consumption
- Animal-assisted activities
- Crafts and creativity
- Promoting social skills and social learning
- Health and nutrition
- Inclusion and diversity
- Democracy education and participation
- Experiential education activities
- Team building
SDGs addressed
1 No poverty
2 No hunger
3 Good health and well-being
4 Quality education
5 Gender equality
6 Clean water and sanitation
7 Affordable and clean energy
8 Decent work and economic growth
9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure
10 Fewer inequalities
11 Sustainable cities and communities
12 Sustainable consumption and production
13 Climate protection measures
14 Life under water
15 Life on land
16 Peace, justice and strong institutions
17 Partnerships to achieve the goals
Key methods in educational work
- Inclusive group activities
- Workshops for school classes
- Practical work (e.g. crafts, gardening, animal care)
- Animal-assisted activities
- Nature experiences
- Craft project work
- Vacation program
- Courses and training for adults
- Experiential learning
Applied educational concepts
- Education for sustainable development
- Experiential education
- Animal-assisted education
- Environmental education
- Global learning
- Nature education
- Civic education
- Inclusion
- Action-oriented learning
Nürnberger Str. 161
91052 Erlangen
connectionworlds.com
Environmental & Forest Education, ESD & Global Learning
Katharina Fittkau
mobile-environmentaleducation.com
k.fittkau@posteo.de
0179/2204337
ESD actor
Certificates: State certificate in environmental education and education for sustainable development (Bavarian State Ministry for the Environment and Consumer Protection and ANU), state-certified forest educator (Bavarian State Institute for Forests and Forestry)
Educational area/target groups of the educational work
- Early childhood education (toddlers and children)
- School (children and young people)
- Vocational training (young adults)
- University (young adults)
- Non-formal, informal education: children, young people, adults
- Whole institution approach / process support for the structural anchoring of education for sustainable development (institutions)
- Further/continuing education (teaching staff)
Thematic focus of educational work
- Nature education
- Biodiversity
- Global learning
- Forest education
- Wild bees
- Butterflies
- Insects
- Beavers
- Climate Change
- Rainforest
- Ocean
- Water
- Plastic
SDGs addressed
6 Clean water and sanitation
7 Affordable and clean energy
8 Decent work and economic growth
11 Sustainable cities and communities
12 Sustainable consumption and production
13 Climate protection measures
14 Life under water
15 Life on land
Key methods in educational work
- Guided tours
- Experiential education
- Experiments
- Participation
- workshops
Applied educational concepts
- Education for sustainable development
- Environmental education
- Global learning
Other workshops
Depending on the topic, I will come to your institution, we will use a public space or we will meet at a location in nature.