Register now! BASRAN Webinar/Seminar Littering in the Baltic Sea and its Shores, October 1
People of Action will gather once again to celebrate the precious Baltic Sea. The super weekend is all about sharing knowledge about the current situation of the sea and its inhabitants, exchanging best practices on conservation, and raising funds while also having fun.
BASRAN Webinar/Seminar – Registrate now!
Littering in the Baltic Sea and its Shores
BASRAN 4th Webinar in Zoom, October 1, 2022, at 11.00-13.30 CET (at 12.00-14.30 EET).
OR in person in Helsinki in a Seminar October 1, 2022, at 12.00-14.30 EET.
Registration necessary (see below).
Littering is a huge global problem that threatens human health and safety and has ecological and socioeconomic costs. BASRAN Webinar/Seminar covers the latest research findings and some of the programs and projects already put into practice by NGOs, Community groups and Rotarians.
OPENING WORDS
Moderator Lotta Ruokanen
M.Sci, Professional Secretary in HELCOM, Chair of Baltic Sea Forum D1420, Finlandia Hall RC
Mark Krawczynski
Chair of BASRAN Board, RC Warszawa City
Urmas Kaarlep
DG in D1420 (Southern Finland & Estonia), Tallinn RC
Jennifer Jones
Rotary International President
Leif Schulman
Director General of the Finnish Environmental Institute SYKE
KEYNOTES
Plastics and its impact on food chain and environment: The effects of microplastics on human health.
Prof. Dr. Volker Harth, MD, MPH, PhD, Full Professor of Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
Consumer behaviour and littering
Sari Kauppi, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Finnish Environment Institute
Marine Litter Action Plan (EU and HELCOM)
Marta Ruiz, PhD, Associate Professional Secretary (HELCOM)
SHOWCASES
Germany: End Plastic Soup –projects in Germany
Marja Ritterfeld, PDG, D1850, RC Uelsen/Coevorden, EndPlasticSoup Board Member, Chair EndPlasticSoup Germany
Latvia: Beach Cleaning Project, Latvia
Karlis Bankovics, Past president, Rotaract Club of Riga, President, European Rotaract International Centre
Lithuania: Rotaractors cleaning Beaches
Gintare Budaviciute, President, International Rotaract Club of Klaipeda
Finland: Rotary Clubs & Finnish Environment Institute SYKE/ Plastic research projects.
CASE Suomenlinna
Liisa Stjernberg, PDG, D1420, Helsinki City West RC, Member of the Baltic SeaForum
Poland: PSR – Personal Social Responsibility
Rafał Tondera, President | RC Warszawa Józefów, D2231, Immediate Past President, RAC Warszawa
Sweden: From dead seafloor to a living oasis,
Fredrik Johansson, Head of Unit, Främja AB, Founder, Rena Mälaren project
Attend live or on-line!
Registration information and details at www.basran.eu
You can attend this BASRAN Webinar/Seminar in two ways!
OR
The next day, Sunday October 2, you can take part in the wonderful fundraising event Rowing for the Baltic Herring (Silakkasoutu in Finnish) organized by the Rotarians!
Separate registration necessary. See more www.silakkasoutu.fi
BASRAN Annual Member Meeting 2022
Will be held in Zoom (same link) following the BASRAN Webinar at 14.00 CET (at 15.00 EET). On the Agenda: Annual Report 2021-2022, Board members 2022-2023 and Action Plan 2022-2023
Rowing for the Baltic Herring Event – Silakkasoutu – Registernow!
Sunday 2nd of October 2022 at 9.00 – 15.30 (EET)
Row to clean the Baltic Sea and refresh yourself! This fundraising event for the benefit of the Baltic Sea will be rowed in long boats in the very centre of Helsinki on Sunday 2nd of October 2022.
Refresh and do good! Herring rowing is a relaxed and physical recreational event.
See more and register: silakkasoutu.fi
Let’s get together and work for the better future of the Baltic Sea!
For more information
Ilkka Torstila, Ekenäs rotary club, D1420, ilkka.torstila@gmail.com, phone +358 400 605 068
Hannele Kauranne, Helsinki Finlandia Hall rotary club, D1420, hannele.kauranne@gmail.com, +358 400 618 439
facebook.com/balticseaactionnetwork/
basran.eu
silakkasoutu.fi
facebook.com/silakkasoutu
