We want to involve you to an initiative by the Thin Green Line Foundation (TGLF) and us, the ERF, which addresses an especially tragic aspect of the ranger’s job: Rangers who lose their lives, e. g. fighting forest fires. Read what… Read More
Protecting the Amazon: European and Latin Rangers cooperate for Drone Training
A few weeks ago, the Advanced Drone Conservation Training for Rangers started in Amapá, Brazil. It has been delivered by Spanish rangers from the Junta de Andalucia, Nuria Molina and José María Jiménez, and ERF Training Officer Borja Díaz and… Read More
Ranger Lynnette Borradaile donates for fellow rangers to join ERC
‘I remember being a young, impoverished Countryside Ranger in Scotland, who would have loved the opportunity to meet with Rangers from all over the world, sharing perspectives and experiences on conservation, access, interpretation.’ This is what Lynnette Borradaile wrote to… Read More
Buy a 6th ERC Ranger Coin and help us helping rangers!
We are working flat out to prepare for the 6th European Ranger Congress. To support rangers we have designed a new ranger coin. Read here how you can help strengthen the international ranger family by purchasing this 6th ERC edition.… Read More
ERF August newsletter
August was dominated by anticipation: more than 220 rangers from 35 countries have registered for our 6th European Ranger Congress in Romania in October! At the same time, we look back on the fatal bear attack on a tourist this… Read More
Raising awareness of biodiversity conservation from hut to hut
Mediating between humans and nature is at the heart of rangers’ work. The urgency and importance of this task prompted three volunteers with completely different professional backgrounds to get involved. Christian Pflumio, Martin Mulberger and Julien Grosso developed the idea… Read More
Bear attack on tourist: ‘Responsibility lies solely with us humans’
It was a tragic incident that led to the death of a tourist in Romania and, as a result, of a bear that left behind three cubs. An incident that could have been avoided. We spoke with wildlife biologist and… Read More
Mourning for Turkish conservationists deceased in firefighting
We were deeply saddened to learn from our newest member organisation, the Forest Protection Officers Association Turkey, of the deaths of several of their rangers, forest workers and volunteers. Ümit AkyelEnes KızılyerSercan ÜtniHilmi ŞahinEyüp DereliTolunay KocamanRagıp Şahinİbrahim DemirAdem Nazım DemirelAlperen… Read More
Solidarity Letter to our members fighting forest fires
Forest fires are also raging fiercely in Europe these days – in many places more than ever before. Rangers, conservationists and volunteers from our member organisations are among those involved in the fight against these fires. It is often a… Read More
One Pager: Promoting broad ranger participation in ERC
Why are rangers so important also in Europe, and why are international meetings such as the upcoming European Ranger Congress (ERC) crucial to their conservation work? With a one-pager, kindly designed by our Ranger Leaf partner Erlebnis Akademie AG, we… Read More