▁Monte ver de ▁Reserve . ▁The ▁lecture ▁was ▁put ▁into ▁a ▁wider ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁tropical ▁rain for ests . ▁The ▁lecture ▁had ▁a ▁deep ▁impression ▁on ▁the ▁children . ▁Roland ▁T iens u u ▁suggested ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁class m ates ▁should ▁raise ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁Monte ver de ▁Reserve ' s ▁land ▁purchase ▁program . ▁They ▁started ▁with ▁a ▁b ake ▁sale , ▁which ▁helped ▁raise ▁enough ▁money ▁to ▁purchase ▁four ▁more ▁hect ares ▁of ▁rain for est ▁for ▁the ▁reserve . ▁Further ▁money ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁the ▁children ▁through ▁s elling ▁cards , ▁painting ▁and ▁hand ic raft s . ▁So on ▁after , ▁thousand ▁of ▁rain for est ▁groups ▁were ▁forming ▁in ▁schools ▁and ▁churches ▁around ▁Sweden ▁and ▁were ▁put ▁together ▁in ▁the ▁Bar n ens ▁Reg n skog ▁organization . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁rain for est ▁reserve ▁by ▁Bar n ens ▁Reg n skog ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁in ▁the ▁Monte ver de ▁Reserve . ▁The ▁Bar n ens ▁Reg n skog ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁reserve ▁today ▁sp ans ▁ 3 0 0   km ². ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁ Â ret ▁R unt ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Social ▁In nov ation ▁Prize ▁by ▁Svens ka ▁D ag bl ad et ▁▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Gold man ▁Environment al ▁Prize ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Char ities ▁based ▁in ▁Sweden ▁Category : Environment al ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁Sweden ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in