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Comparable research programmes, initiatives for sustainable development and international associations which pursue similar goals are listed below. For more information please click on the corresponding links.
http://www.fona.de/

Research for Sustainability (fona) - The initiative of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). How can broader use be made of the results of sustainability research? How can the networking of actors involved in research for sustainability be pushed forward?
The bewildering array of individual results gained from research can only make a contribution to sustainability if they are also implemented in practice. To do so, it must be ensured that the relevant target groups from industry and the training sector are reached.
 The goals of the fona initiative of the BMBF are:

  • broader use of research for sustainability by combining and providing a comprehensive description of the research activities;
  • setting up a network of actors through thematic linking of actors to research content and current information.
http://www.nachhaltigkeitsrat.de/

The German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE) was established by the German government in 2001. It advises the government on its policy for sustainable development and, by presenting proposals for targets and indicators, seeks to contribute towards the advancement of the strategy of sustainable development as well as to propose projects designed to realise the strategy.
http://www.transdisciplinarity.ch/ The network for transdisciplinarity was initiated to advance transdisciplinary research in a variety of areas. The starting point are experiences gained in the environmental and sustainability sciences.
http://www.oegut.at/

Austrian Society for  Environment and Technology (OGUT) is the non-party platform for the environment, business and authorities. Networking, competence and innovation are at the centre of our activities.
The goals of OGUT are:

  • Initiating and promoting solutions of value to the environment and the economy;
  • Improving communication between the various lobbies within society;
  • Preparing documents on which to base the implementation of a sustainable environmental policy

 
http://saguf.scnatweb.ch/

SAGUF (1972 gegründet) ist eine disziplinübergreifende wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft, die sich für die Förderung und Koordination von Umweltforschung in der Schweiz einsetzt. Sie engagiert sich insbesondere für inter- und transdisziplinäre, praxisbegleitende Umweltforschung. Sie ist Mitglied der Schweizerischen Akademie der Naturwissenschaften (scnat) und des GEOForumCH sowie assoziiertes Mitglied der Schweizerischen Akademie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften (SAGW).