BOKU staff members contribute to strengthening Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) by publishing ESD relevant findings. This section summarizes ESD-related publications, beginning in 2025. In this way, BOKU makes valuable contributions to the international, scientific discourse on ESD.

Contributions 2025

  • Bates R, Vogel S, Brenner B, Schmid E. Empirical scale development of meta-competences for interdisciplinary teaching in the context of the SDGs. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 2025;26(9):466-88. doi:https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-02-2025-0136
  • Hinterleitner I, Pflitsch G, Penker M, Sedlacek S, Radinger-Peer V. Unveiling the role of higher education institutions in regional sustainability transitions: a systematic literature review and research agenda. Sustainability Science [Internet]. 2025;. doi:10.1007/s11625-025-01736-1
  • Keryan T, Uhlhorn B, Wals A, Jones M, Radinger-Peer V. Exploring the understanding and integration of nature-based solutions into higher education and TVET: Insights from 7 EU countries. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 2025;114:129163. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.129163
  • Molnar A, Obersteiner G, Lenz S, Robič U, Bizjak T, Trdan S, et al. A Fresh Look at Freshwaters—River Literacy Principles for the Environmental Education of Riverside Communities Affected by Water Scarcity, Desertification and Transboundary River Pollution. Earth. 2025;6:117.
  • Quendler E, Mühlberger D, Spangl B, Ennöckl D, Branco A. Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Nature Education in Austria: Evaluation of Organization, Infrastructure, Risk Assessment, and Legal Frameworks of Forest and Nature Childcare Groups †. Sustainability [Internet]. 2025;17:6965. doi:10.3390/su17156965
  • Schunko C, Stagg B, Dünser B. Harnessing synergies between botany education research and ethnobotany to improve understanding of plant awareness. Plants, People, Planet [Internet]. 2025;. doi:10.1002/ppp3.70031
  • Teplá A, Hettegger H, Rosenau T, Lembens A. Teaching green and sustainable chemistry by the example of wood biorefinery – a teaching and learning sequence for secondary education chemistry classes. Chemie konkret : CHEMKON. 2025;32(1):13-9. https://doi.org/10.1002/ckon.202400036
  • Uhlhorn B, Keryan T, Radinger-Peer V. Nachhaltige Planung braucht Wandel in Denken, Handeln und Ausbildung. Zoll+ Landschaftsplanung und Landschaftsökologie. 2025;45(25):131-4.
  • Wetter, R., & Knogler, J. (2025). Hochschulbildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung: Drei Jahre BNE-Zertifikatslehrgang in Österreich. Perspektiven auf Lehre. Journal for Higher Education and Academic Development, (2), 8-8. https://doi.org/10.55310/jfhead.79