A new study shows that most countries in the European Union are likely to miss the target of the EU Biodiversity Strategy: Ten percent of the European Union’s land must be strictly protected by 2030. According to researchers at the… Read More
ERF June newsletter
Explore the first entries to our ERF Volunteer Photo Contest, learn more about the Interpret Europe conference and its learnings for nature interpretation, and meet María, Spanish ranger and inventor of a digital tool for rangers. In our latest newsletter,… Read More
Watch our Online Training on Digital Tools for Rangers
An insightful Online Training on Digital Tools for Rangers lies behind us and 25 participants from about 20 different countries around the world: Digital strategist Klemens Mrogenda from the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) took us into the… Read More
“Who could create awareness of natural heritage better than locals?”
Interpretation of natural heritage is the basis for people’s emotional involvement in its conservation. It reveals the value of natural sites for our lives. Against this background the conference of Interpret Europe recently took place – a charity that aims… Read More
ERF May newsletter
Learning from ranger to ranger, like a British ranger couple on a world tour, rangering amidst a huge diversity of natural habitats and human cultures like rangers in Israel or building the ranger profession from scratch like in Luxembourg: read… Read More
European Rangers mourn the death of IRF co-founder Gordon Miller
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of the first President and one of the founders of the International Ranger Federation, to whom rangers worldwide and we as European Ranger Federation owe so much. For… Read More
K9 Training: Learning first-hand how a K9 ranger unit works
Until 6 June, you as a ranger working with dogs still have the opportunity to register for our K9 Training: Dogs for Conservation. Not sure if the course is right for you? Read our interview with Lluís Pallarès. He will… Read More
“We need to understand all human cultures in Israel to protect nature”
Shelli Nahari has worked at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority for twelve and a half years. She is one of just a few female field rangers. In our interview series with the national ERF ranger associations, she reveals what… Read More
UK Rangers on world tour looking for placement in Europe
To all national parks and other protected areas in Europe and beyond: We present to you today a valuable opportunity to offer a placement for two rangers on their world tour to learn from the internationally experienced rangers. Kate and… Read More
“Show how volunteering helps nature in one shot”
Our 1st ERF Volunteer Photo Competition is on. What does a prize-worthy photo look like? That’s what we asked Dafna Ben Nun. She is not only a member of our jury, but also an award-winning wildlife photographer and herself a… Read More