The project is supported by strong international and local partnerships, ensuring a broad impact on interreligious dialogue, ecological sustainability, and peace education. These collaborations create a network of expertise, integrating scientific research, theological reflection, and practical environmental engagement.
Religions for Peace
A Key Partner in Interreligious and Ecological Sustainability
https://religionsforpeace-deutschland.de
The international peace organization Religions for Peace plays a central role in interreligious dialogue and ecological sustainability. With its global network, it provides a platform for promoting environmental ethics and sustainable education across diverse religious traditions.
One of its key initiatives, HERBS (Healing Herbs – Earth – Religions – Education – Spirituality), serves as an interreligious educational project that connects environmental themes with spiritual and theological perspectives. This initiative exemplifies how religious communities can engage in ecological responsibility through education and dialogue.
European Academy of Religion (EUARE)
Academic Integration and Discourse
https://www.europeanacademyofreligion.org/euare2025
The European Academy of Religion (EUARE) provides an academic platform where the project has been introduced and embedded in broader scholarly discussions. This connection ensures that scientific research and religious education approaches are discussed at a European level and integrated into teacher training programs.
The Nuremberg Forum
Interdisciplinary and Interreligious Exchange
https://www.evrel.phil.fau.de/nuernberger-forum/nuremberg-forum-2024
Another key network is the Nuremberg Forum, known for its interdisciplinary and interreligious discourses. By engaging with experts from theology, ethics, and sustainability, the project benefits from diverse perspectives on religiously motivated environmental responsibility. This dialogue strengthens the scientific and educational foundation of the project.
Expanding Global Reach
Partnership with PaRD
https://www.partner-religion-development.org
A significant step toward the internationalization of the project is the application for a cooperation agreement with the International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD). PaRD unites governments, religious actors, and civil society organizations to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A partnership with PaRD would establish long-term international integration and expand the project’s global perspectives on interfaith environmental education.
Adolf-Reichwein-Schule, Freiburg
Practice-Oriented Collaboration
https://adolf-reichwein-bildungshaus.de
A key associated partner of the project is the Adolf-Reichwein-Schule in Freiburg, Germany. This partnership plays a crucial role in testing and refining the developed materials for interreligious environmental education. Through practical implementation in the classroom, the project ensures that the teaching modules are pedagogically effective, engaging, and adaptable to diverse educational settings. Feedback from teachers and students at the school will contribute to the continuous improvement of the materials, strengthening their applicability for real-world teaching.
University of Education Karlsruhe
Institute of Islamic Theology and Religious Education at the University of Education Karlsruhe
https://www.ph-ka.de/inst-itrp
The Institute of Islamic Theology and Religious Education at the University of Education Karlsruhe trains future teachers for professional Islamic religious education in a religiously and culturally diverse society. Its work combines Islamic theological reflection with religious education and subject didactics, fostering a context-sensitive and dialogue-oriented understanding of religion. In both teaching and research, the Institute provides Islamic peace education, interreligious dialogue, and projects that link religious education with environmental responsibility and sustainable development.
Simama Naye Initiative Uganda (SNIU)
https://www.aidahnakku.com/#hhhi
Simama Naye Initiative Uganda is a women-led organisation working at the intersection of climate justice, gender equality, and community resilience. The initiative supports women and girls affected by climate-related challenges through climate education, sustainable livelihoods, environmental awareness, and locally led adaptation solutions.
Through partnerships, advocacy, and community engagement, Simama Naye Initiative promotes inclusive approaches that recognise the important role of women, youth, and local communities in addressing environmental challenges. The organisation is committed to fostering collaboration across communities.
Nalanda Buddhist Society, Malaysia
Nalanda Buddhist Society promotes Buddhist education, spiritual development and service to society. Its educational programmes combine the study of Buddhist teachings with compassion, ethical responsibility and social harmony. This holistic approach offers Buddhist perspectives on personal and collective well-being, providing a basis for interreligious learning and reflection on responsible relationships with other people and the natural environment. Our partnership with the Nalanda Buddhist Society was further strengthened during a project visit on August 27, 2025, as part of the Erasmus initiative, which focuses on combating climate change through religious education. During this visit, we discussed the potential of Buddhist principles and community-driven educational methods to strengthen environmental responsibility and promote sustainable lifestyles. Nalanda’s involvement is essential to advancing the project’s objective of developing innovative, intercultural strategies for climate education that incorporate faith-based values and encourage community participation.
Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM), Kuala Lumpur
IKIM promotes understanding of Islam through research, education and public dialogue. Its work addresses environmental issues, interreligious relations and the ethical challenges of contemporary society. By connecting Islamic scholarship with questions of sustainability, justice and social responsibility, the institute provides relevant perspectives for the project’s work on environmental and peace education in interreligious cooperation. During the visit to IKIM on August 28, 2025, we explored Islamic perspectives on sustainable development within religious education. IKIM’s expertise in integrating faith-based values into educational programs supports the Erasmus project’s objectives to promote innovative approaches to climate change education. Their involvement strengthens the project’s international and interfaith dimensions, fostering dialogue and knowledge exchange across diverse educational contexts.
Local Engagement
The “Local Agenda 21” in Augsburg
https://www.nachhaltigkeit.augsburg.de/lokale-agenda-21
Since 1996, Local Agenda 21 in Augsburg has brought together citizens’ initiatives, businesses, academia, city councils, and administration to work toward a sustainable future for the city. By collaborating with this initiative, the project integrates proven sustainability strategies into educational work, connecting interreligious dialogue with local environmental engagement.
Connecting Local Sustainability with Religious Education
Dr. Norbert Stamm from the Office for Sustainability in Augsburg presented the city’s “Future Guidelines for Augsburg,” outlining concrete measures for sustainable urban development. His involvement has bridged the gap between local sustainability strategies and religious education, enhancing the project’s practical applicability. This collaboration demonstrates how interreligious environmental education can be effectively implemented at the local level, making sustainability a lived reality within religious communities.