Professionals to Protect Nature
As long-time head of the “Naturwacht Brandenburg” in Germany with 15 large protected areas, Manfred Lütkepohl is well aware of the issue of conflicts of interest with the local population. To this day, the ranger is interested in human rights… Read More
One of Europe’s smallest countries has had a ranger for just under two years: Tom Schmit works for the Öewersauer Nature Park, one of three nature parks in the 2,590 square kilometre country. What is it like to work as… Read More
After training is before training. Just returned from all trainings and meetings of March, April set the course for more events: our online training on Digital Tools for Rangers in June, our K9 training in Catalonia in September and a… Read More
Thinking of Malta, many will remember the case of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the journalist who died in 2017 due to a bomb hidden in the car she drove. Not only journalists, also rangers live in danger in Malta, as Camilla… Read More
Delivering global climate and biodiversity commitments requires investing in rangers as frontline workers for sustainability: This is what Marianne Kettunen, trustee of Thin Green Line Foundation UK (TGLF UK) and expert at the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) of… Read More
Thin Green Line Foundation UK was established in 2019, following the Thin Green Line Foundation Australia founded in 2007. The organisation supports rangers on the frontline, providing financial support, training and equipment, but also aims to raise awareness for the… Read More
Wildlife cameras, drones or apps for environmental education: Digital technologies are increasingly part of rangers’ toolkit. We spoke with digital strategist and former ranger Klemens Mrogenda about how digitalisation helps rangers conserve biodiversity. At the German Federal Agency for Nature… Read More
“Everything is a story” is the motto of Bo Storm, Danish ranger and certified Nature Interpreter. In our Nature Interpretation Training, he and his colleagues taught 15 rangers from 9 countries how important a good story is for their work.… Read More
Whether it is about the gap between environmental protection policy and its implementation by rangers on the ground or about the power of symbols like Black Forest gateau: In The Rhino Man Podcast, ERF President Urs Reif talks with host… Read More
March has been quite busy with trainings and meetings for us as well as for many of the European rangers: It started with an instructive and exciting drone training for 10 rangers from all over Europe and Israel by Andalusia’s… Read More