August 2009, A Click for the Forest crew is expanding!
We now welcome five new members, who will contribute in different areas of the foundation. This reorganization is important in the aims to run the foundation efficient and successfully, and to be able to save the old growth forests.
Two people of our new team; Hanna Olovson and Åsa Berg, will be in charge of costumer services and handle all orders from our webshop.
Sofia Arvidsson, Caroline Forsström and Cecilia Rodhe will work with information and the forums we use; Facebook, our newsletter and this website.
A Click for the Forest is founded by Jenny Strand and Ann Rask who is the committee along with Anna-Karin Grennvall. Ann also handles things concerning forests, as well as the main contact with our sponsors. Jenny is in charge of the press and webdesign. Anna-karin takes care of the economy and adminstration.
Other members of the staff is Fanny Bergström who is the campaignleader and also runs the marketing. Paulina Niedswiecka, who has worked a lot in marketing, will now work specificly with events.
A Click for the Forest met under an intense weekend in Luleå in the north of Sweden in July. We discussed our new positions with a main focus on the foundation and it´s future. This meeting was very helpful for our motivation and there were 10 girls that left Luleå with new insights and visions about the hard, yet fun, and important work we now have to maintain.
We hope you all want to join us as we take A Click for the Forest a step further!
August 2009, Problems corrected
The last week, an incorrect message has appeared after each click. If you make more than one click a day, you get a reminding message about this. This message has unfortunately appeared even though only one click has been made. All the clicks have been registered as usual, and now the problem is corrected. We apologize for the technical problems.
August 2009, The click is up and running
We would like to thank our sponsors, Klimatsmart.se and Gita , that makes it possible to yet again click for the forest! Please visit our website everyday to make your contribution!
June 2009, The "click" is not working
The "click" is temporarily not working. We have ran out of sponsors. Please sign up to our newsletter so we can notify you when it is up and running again.
13 March 2009, Verle forest is saved!
Today Ale Council voted in favour to join a unique partnership between A Click for the Forest, Västkuststiftelsen (a Government foundation) and the Swedish EPA. A partnership which will save Verle forest.
Ale Council will contribute with approximatelly 1 million SEK, A Click for the Forest with approximatelly 2.4 Million SEK, Västkuststiftelsen (a Government foundation) with approxiamatelly 1 million SEK and the Swedish EPA approximatelly 1.9 Million SEK. Fältbiologerna, a swedish youth organisation is giving Ale Council and Västkuststiftelsen 400 000 SEK towards the purshase.
This is such fantastic news. We have been working very long on this partnership as well as on raising enough money to save Verle forest. We would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to all the people and organisation who has made this possible. Togheter we have made a big difference creating posivite change.
February 2009, Unique partnership possible to save Verle forest
Since autumn last year, A Click for the Forest has been negotiating with Ale Council, the Swedish EPA and Västkuststiftelsen (a Government foundation) regarding working together to finance the purshase of Verle forest.
Västkuststiftelsen and the Swedish EPA have both agreed and joined the partnership.
Ale Council took up the issue at its last council meeting but unfortunately the issue was undecided by the voting then. A new meeting and vote will be held on 13th March.
We are hopeful that Verle forest will be saved as it looks quite promising that the Council vote on 13th March will be favourable.
So please continue to donate generously as we still need all the contributions and support that we can get to save this amazing forest.
Here is your chance to give something back to this precious living planet that has nurtured us all for so long.
September 2008, The Forest map now available to private people
An interactive map of Verles old growth forest illustrates the amount of money collected and by who! Gradually the map will be marked and filled up as we get closer to our purpose; that every hectare of Verles old growth forest is preserved for ever after! A Click for the Forest is the only organisation in the world that can offer this NEW innovative way of preserving forest!
Now the Forest map is also available for private people. One square on the Forest map is equivalent to 281 square metres and costs 266 EUR. YOUR name will be seen above the area that you have saved.
July 2008, EUR€30 000 in contribution from EOG
On Friday, the 18:th of July, A Click for the Forest received EUR€30 000 in contribution from the international organisation EOG (European Outdoor Group) - Association for Conservation.
The Association aims to fund projects that protect threatened wild areas for their habitat and recreational value. The projects must focus on specific issues and root causes, involving direct citizen action, that eventually build public involvement, consensus and support.
Motivation: A Click for the Forest was started by a group of people who felt passionately that Sweden’s indigenous forest needed better protection. The current project is aimed at saving an area of ancient woodland called the Verle Forest which is located approximately 50 kilometres North East of Gothenburg. This forest is threatened by logging and a maximum amount of EUR€30,000 has been awarded to contribute towards the EUR€533,000 needed to save the forest.
July 2008, Down-to-Earth art generates EUR€1 031
A Swedish art exhibition called ”Terra” (Latin for “Earth”) was completed the 19:th of July. The revenues from the event, EUR€1 031, goes straight to A Click for the Forest! This amount of money is equivalent to four squares on our new Forest map, which means that 1125,2 m2 of ancient forest of Verle now can be saved by us.
26 artists, both Swedish and international, took part in the happening with a diverse collection of close-to-nature-type of works and the initiator to the art exhibition was Modesty Jackie Sofronenkoff. She was also the woman behind the interactive piece of art ”Terra nostra” – a creation in the form of a planet, on which the visitors of the art exhibition actively could contribute to make a better world by “planting” tiny trees.
June, 2008 New website
Our new website is finaly up and running.
End of March, 2008, We have found a new forest to save!
A Click for the Forest has signed the contract to buy and protect Verles old growth forest situated outside Gothenburg. The signing of the contract took place the day before yesterday (19 March 2008). This means that we have one year to collect the amount of money it takes to make sure that this valuable forest remains untouched and protected for ever after. Your support this year will play a decisive role in the preservation of the Verles old growth forest, with its endangered flora and fauna.
What you can do to help save Verles forest:
Make a Click every day!
Give a gift that grows a lifetime
buy a tree - ancient birches and pines are the perfect "green" gift
Buy pens, mouse-pads and postcards from our shop
Use Your creativity – spread the word to your friends and community
And lastly, every time You see a computer – please make A Click for the Forest it's homepage!
We look forward working with you this year – let Verles old growth forest remain for future generations. Thank You for your continued clicking and buying trees! Read more about Verle's old growth forest here!
March 2008, Survey for Verles old growth forest
Our online survey gave the following results: Based on the result of the survey, we have decided to sign the contract to Verles old growth forest. We plan to have it signed within 2 weeks.
After that, A Click for the Forest has one year to raise enough money to save it. Your support is going to be crucial, determining if we are going to make it or not. So please all clickers –lets work hard to save this amazing place!
Statistics from the suvey:
643 participants
94% thought we should sign the contract
45% wanted to donate 100 SEK
50% wanted to donate 500 SEK
5% wanted to donate 1000 SEK
Mars 2008, International Women of earth prize
Marion Hammerl from Germany with her "Living Lakes" project won the international Women of the earth titel in Paris. Big congratulations to Marion from all of us at A Click for the Forest!
February 2008, Swedish women of the earth prize
Jenny Strand and Ann Rask (the founders of A Click For The Forest) has won the annual swedish "Women of the Earth" Award in recognition of their work in protecting endangered animal and plant species. The "Women of the Earth" Award celebrates women who are committed to improving and preserving nature for the well-being of all humankind. They have also been nominated for the International Women of the Earth Award which will be held in Paris at the Institut de France in March 2008, and they will be flying there to compete against other Award winners from all over the world. The "Women of the Earth" award is suported by the Yves Rocher Foundation.
