Programme

This break-out session will be hosted by the team of regional leaders. More details to be announced.

This break-out session will be hosted by the team of Action Plan Champions. More details to be announced.

ESRAG and Climate Projects of the Rotary Clubs
Speaker: Päivi Kippo-Edlund
Overview of ESRAGs work across the world. How ESRAG supports and helps clubs in developing environmental projects and educates Rotarians in taking actions aiming at combatting climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution of the seas. Every Club Climate Friendly is one example of ESRAG Initiatives where there are almost two hundred clubs involved. Series of two climate webinars of the District 1420 has trained 160 Rotarians in climate issues.

Finnish Rotary Clubs as Environment Actors – best practices of clubs
Speaker: Juha Karjalainen
Overview of Finnish Rotary clubs taking environmental actions. Best practices of clubs
- promoting environmental education in primary schools
- monitoring the grade of littering on the beaches
- observation of bluegreen algae blooms, an example of citizen science project in cooperation with Finnish Environment Institute

What is BASRAN and what does it do?
Speaker: Gun-Marie ”Guje” Östedt-Axelsson
An overview of the cross border cooperation between Rotary districts, clubs and members in just now eight countries around the Baltic Sea with the intention to contribute to a better environment in and around our regional inland sea. Examples of BASRAN “actions”:
- Webinars twice a year, started 2019
- Five “Action Committees” in specific topics
- For the third time “RYLA Baltic Sea” 2024 in Finland
- Board meetings with guest speakers

”Save the Baltic Sea project” in Rotary D2370
Speakers: Gun-Marie “Guje” Östedt-Axelsson and Sven Rudberg
Examples of 3 “actions”:
1. Education of “Rotary Baltic Sea Ambassadors”
2. Participation with a stand in the environment area of the boat exhibition or boat show “All for the sea” in Stockholm
3. “The Baltic Sea Contract”