Professionals to Protect Nature
On 10 December, Michael Großmann, member of the ERF Council, and ERF Secretary Maria Gurscaia participated in an international conference on nature conservation organised by the non-governmental organisations Arnika (Czech Republic), Biotica (Republic of Moldova) and EcoContact (Republic of Moldova)… Read More
She is ‘Mujer Rural’ 2025: Ingrid Guerrero Klein, president of the Spanish Ranger Association AEAFMA, was awarded this year’s prize for rural women by the Costa del Sol Axarquía Association of Municipalities. The award recognises not only her role model… Read More
Since its foundation the ERF has succeded in many ways to bring its mission and vision forward: To support rangers across Europe, strenghten their profession, raise awareness for their work and create a vital network to connect them. For more… Read More
Although we do not maintain a regular job exchange, we would still like to share some interesting offers with you. This attractive and long-term job opportunity here is for the locally flexible law enforcement experts among you: Co-financed by the… Read More
Just days after our Workshop in Dartmoor, UK, the Rangers of England, Wales and Northern Ireland plus guests met some 240 miles to the northwest for the annual meeting of the Countryside Management Association (CMA) in Dovedale. Read CMA member… Read More
It has now been almost two weeks since Rangers in Israel and all civilians in the region have to live with even more terrible news every day and traumatic situations in close vicinity. We would like to put a spotlight… Read More
Beach clean-ups, saving animal lives, working with others, volunteer rangering to protect nature and peoples’ access to it: the entries to our 1st European Ranger Volunteer Photo Contest show how diverse the contribution of volunteers in nature conservation is. We… Read More
It was with great sadness that we learned of the attacks in Israel. With this letter we would like to stand by our Ranger friends in Israel and assure them of our solidarity. Our thoughts and wishes for a quick… Read More
Dramatically underestimated, one of the biggest threats to biodiversity and another challenge that increasingly requires more ranger capacity: Invasive alien species are a capital threat to the world, according to the latest IPBES report, with hotspots mainly in Europe and… Read More
Exchange of knowledge from ranger to ranger on site: Twinning partnerships between rangers from two different countries thrive on this. Such an exchange has just taken place again in the protected areas of Brandenburg and in the Black Forest National… Read More