Today is the day when we rangers around the world are united in remembering our colleagues who have died in the line of duty. But also to tell the public about rangers’ work, which is so crucial to the health… Read More
Iceland’s rangers are key to protecting its fragile biodiversity
Seasonal contracts, limited opportunities for job development, too few colleagues: Iceland’s rangers continue to lose a lot of ranger knowledge as colleagues turn their backs on these circumstances. Nína Aradóttir, former head of Iceland’s Ranger Association Landvarðafélag Íslands, tells us… Read More
International collaboration of Rangers defeats illegal wildlife trade
Are you ready for a true story of wildlife crime, rangers and conservationists working together across thousands of kilometres, happy ending included? Then don’t miss our guest report by Ori Linial. He is Head of the National Wildlife Crime Prevention… Read More
EU likely to miss conservation targets – catching up needs more rangers
A new study shows that most countries in the European Union are likely to miss the target of the EU Biodiversity Strategy: Ten percent of the European Union’s land must be strictly protected by 2030. According to researchers at the… Read More
Watch our Online Training on Digital Tools for Rangers
An insightful Online Training on Digital Tools for Rangers lies behind us and 25 participants from about 20 different countries around the world: Digital strategist Klemens Mrogenda from the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) took us into the… Read More
“Who could create awareness of natural heritage better than locals?”
Interpretation of natural heritage is the basis for people’s emotional involvement in its conservation. It reveals the value of natural sites for our lives. Against this background the conference of Interpret Europe recently took place – a charity that aims… Read More
European Rangers mourn the death of IRF co-founder Gordon Miller
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of the first President and one of the founders of the International Ranger Federation, to whom rangers worldwide and we as European Ranger Federation owe so much. For… Read More
“We need to understand all human cultures in Israel to protect nature”
Shelli Nahari has worked at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority for twelve and a half years. She is one of just a few female field rangers. In our interview series with the national ERF ranger associations, she reveals what… Read More
UK Rangers on world tour looking for placement in Europe
To all national parks and other protected areas in Europe and beyond: We present to you today a valuable opportunity to offer a placement for two rangers on their world tour to learn from the internationally experienced rangers. Kate and… Read More
“We can’t be indifferent to the expulsion of Maasai”
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