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Wetlands and Global Grants
Wetlands and Global Grants
SAVE THE DATE: October 10, 2026, online, 9.00-10.30 CET (10.00 -11.30 EET)
Register for the webinar
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wf_z6ON7RSCEqvkGFzonUg
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 is co-financed by Rotary Districts 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), Upsala Aros Rotary Club, D2365 (western Sweden), D2395 (southern Sweden) and Värmdö Archipelago Rotary Club as well as The Rotary Foundation (TRF). Total funding amount from TRF is 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.
Register for the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wf_z6ON7RSCEqvkGFzonUg
We look forward to your participation and to an inspiring exchange!
Contacts:
Sven Rudberg
Project manager
Värmdö Skärgård Rotary Club
Contacts:
Gun-Marie "Guje" Östedt-Axelsson
PR manager
Värmdö Skärgård Rotary Club
PROGRAMME OF THE WEBINAR (times are CET)
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
Rotary, Mark Krawczynski (Poland), Gilber Beveridge (Australia)
9.00 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
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
10:30–10:45 CET (11:30–11:45 EET) – Break
10:45–11:45 CET (11:45–12:45 EET) – BASRAN Annual Members' Meeting (see below). In Zoom, the same link as for the webinar.
Crown Princess Victoria participated in
BASRAN's webinar "Wetlands and the Baltic Sea Environment" in March 2022.
The Crown Princess is extremely committed to the Baltic Sea environment and gave a very nice speech to us Rotary members. She then urged Rotary clubs to take the initiative to create or restore wetlands by contacting local landowners.
Värmdö Archipelago Rotary Club took note of this.
See the Crown Princess's speech here (in English).
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 the Baltic Sea countries
AGENDA:
The proposed agenda for the Annual Members' Meeting is:
Opening of the Meeting
Adoption of the Agenda
Confirmation of Attendees and Quorum
BASRAN Annual Report 2025–2026
Rotaract Club of Baltic Sea Report, Linus von Spreckelsen
Action Committee Report: “The Impacts of Industrial Fishing on the Baltic Ecosystem”, Alexandra Whitford
Action Committee Report: “Beach Cleaning and Macro- and Microplastics”, Rolf Schwerdtfeger
Additional Action Committee Reports (subject to confirmation)
BASRAN Board 2025–2027 and Action Plan 2025–2027
BASRAN Baltic Sea RYLA 2027 (optional)
Open Discussion
Closing of the Meeting
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