Wetlands and Global Grants  

SAVE THE DATE: October 10, 2026, online, 9.00-10.30 CET (10.00 -11.30 EET)

Värmdö Archipelago Rotary Club has been pursuing a long-term environmental commitment to the Baltic Sea for several years and is now planning to create wetlands on Värmdö to reduce eutrophication, strengthen biodiversity and increase knowledge about the importance of wetlands. 

The project is run by the Värmdö Archipelago Rotary Club and co-financed by Rotary Districts and clubs in all the eight BASRAN countries around the Baltic Sea, which means Värmdö Skärgård Rotary Club's district D2405, D1410 (Åland/Finland - the international partner), D1420 (in Finland/Estonia), D1462 (Lithuania), D1461 and D1470 (in Denmark), D1880, D1890, D1940 and Stralsund Rotary Club (in Germany), D2231 (in Poland), D2355 (Stockholm-Uppland/Sweden), D2365 (western Sweden), D2395 (southern Sweden) and Värmdö Archipelago Rotary Club as well as The Rotary Foundation (TRF). 

Total funding amounts to 62,800 USD.

The fact is that this is the first Global Grants project, which is executed in Scandinavia. During the webinar you will have the chance to learn more about both "Wetlands and Global Grants".

Please save the date: Saturday October 10 between 9 and 10:30 CET!

We look forward to your participation and to an inspiring exchange!

Contacts: 

Gun-Marie "Guje" Östedt-Axelsson

Värmdö Skärgård Rotary Club

guje.axelsson@gmail.com

PROGRAMME OF THE WEBINAR (times are CET)

8:45  ZOOM LINK OPENS with Music

THE EYES OF ALL FUTURE GENERATIONS ARE ON US

Anders Paulsson

We Care for Our World

Rotary, Mark Krawczynski (Poland), Gilber Beveridge (Australia)

9.00 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION (times are CET)

Opening words - Welcome to the webinar

Martin Weigel, Chair of BASRAN, Rotary Club Greifswald, D1940, Germany

Moderator

To-be-announced

PRESENTATIONS                                                                 

To-be-announced

10.30 THE WEBINAR ENDS

The webinar will be followed by the BASRAN Annual Members’ Meeting – all are welcome!

BASRAN Annual Members' Meeting

Time: Saturday October 10, 2026, at 10.45 – 11:45 CET (11.45 – 12.45 EET)  

Place: in Zoom, the same link as for the webinar

Who can join: All Rotarians in Baltic Sea countries

AGENDA: to-be-published