Professionals to Protect Nature
Working in conservation also means contributing to the well-being of people. But conservation projects can have a direct social impact on the local population, be it good or bad. How to assess social risks and ensure fair and effective conservation… Read More
Europe’s first wild river national park was announced last Wednesday in Albania, while urbanisation continues to be planned near the extremely valuable lagoons and bird sanctuaries of Divjaka-Karavasta National Park region. Hopefully environmentalists will one day prevail here too, as they… Read More
Although our President Urs Reif could not travel personally to the annual meeting of the rangers of Landvarðafélag Íslands, he was virtually present. With a presentation on Europe’s rangers he gave an overview of their diversity, their roles and their… Read More
No less than three new members have joined the European Ranger Federation in the course of the past year: Join us in welcoming the rangers from Bulgaria, Malta and Luxembourg to our network. A strong signal for the common goal… Read More
Working with volunteers: This is a topic Sharon Golan Hershkowitz has vast experience with. Since the Director of volunteering from Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA) reported about it at the 5th European Ranger Congress, she has organized an exhibition… Read More
Mark your calendars! The date and venue for the 10th IRF World Ranger Congress have been set: The International Ranger Federation is happy to announce that the international ranger community will be hosted on Giens Peninsula, Hyères, in south-eastern France… Read More
Today we take up the clarification of the International Ranger Federation that the “Global Ranger Congress” on the Azores announced for later this year is not an official International Ranger Federation World Ranger Congress. Our President Urs Reif writes to… Read More
The Earth is facing the sixth mass extinction in history: this is what science journalist Philip Bethge writes in the German news magazine “Der Spiegel”. He accompanied rangers for a series in the run-up to the COP15 biodiversity conference to… Read More
The National Protected Areas Control Agency (NPACA) started as an NGO in Bulgaria three years ago to establish not only the ranger profession, but also a specific ranger framework for the country’s more than 600 protected areas. It is truly… Read More
Using drones out in the field has many benefits for rangers: It’s a versatile, fast response tool that can gather an enormous amount of information with hardly any impact on wildlife. If you want to learn how exactly to use… Read More