World Ranger Day is celebrated worldwide on July 31st to commemorate Rangers killed or injured in the line of duty and to celebrate the work Rangers do to protect the planet’s natural treasures and cultural heritage.
Call for Applications to join the Climate Change Task Force
Protected area management must adapt to climate change. In Europe, Réserves Naturelles de France, EUROPARC and eight partners have come together in this LIFE Climate Action project to transform this challenge into an opportunity to innovate. NaturAdapt aims at triggering… Read More
A new app to help Spanish rangers
Juan Manuel Alvarez Quiñones AEAFMA (Spanish rangers association) devolopped and launched an app to supply quick and easy access to most of the regulations and laws involved in nature protection within Spain. Taking into account the multiple territorial administrations of… Read More
XXII Portuguese National Meeting of Park Rangers
Terceira – Açores From 30th of January to the 2nd of February of 2019 The Portuguese National Meeting of Park Rangers welcomed several ERF members (Albania, Croatia, Scotland, Spain, England, Iceland, Israel, Italy and Switzerland), who kindly participated in this… Read More
Survey on Protected Area Training
The Zoological Society of London and National Geographic are developing a set of free online training courses for protected area practitioners around the world, which are planned to be endorsed by the IUCN WCPA. To help ensure that they are… Read More
Happy New Year!
The European Ranger Federation would like to wish you a Happy New Year!
CMA Conference | Countryside Management Association
CMA Conference 2018 – Engaging communities, enhancing lives Tuesday 20th & Wednesday 21st November Lee Valley Regional Park, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. More information on CMA website
New attempt of homicide of a Spanish ranger
On October 7th, a ranger from Castilla y León, who had stopped a cattle-man driving on a restricted access road within the Regional Park of Picos de Europa (province of León)
Commemoration of All Saints in Slovakia
On All Saints Day (1st November 2018) – a group of Slovak rangers gathered to light a candle for their fallen colleagues at this memorial dedicated to European Rangers in the Považský Inovec mountains.
Europarc Federation Conference in Scotland
Over 600 participants from 42 countries took part at the annual EUROPARC Conference in Cairngorms National Park Scotland this September. The Conference was hosted under the title „European Parks: Inspired by the next generation“ and it was focused on youth involvement in Protected areas.