The ERF has a new board of officers. Because the European Ranger Congress had to be cancelled, we were forced to carry out the elections of the board and the acceptance of the work report, the accounts and the discharge… Read More
News from ERF president Urs Wegmann
Dear rangers in Europe These are extraordinarily difficult times. I have been in contact with many of you since the Corona Crisis began. I know rangers, who have fallen ill themselves and fortunately, have recovered. Many have to do their work – as… Read More
2021: Madrid will host the 6th National Congress of Forest and Environmental Agents in Spain
In 2021 Madrid will host the 6th National Congress of Forest and Environmental Agents in Spain. Madrid with almost 7 million peoples has a rich nature and biodiversity. 50% of its surface is under some environmental protection figure. To protect… Read More
Call for Nominations for the European Ranger Federation Board
At the forthcoming European Ranger Congress (11th – 16th May 2020, Bavarian Forest National Park), we will be holding elections for the new Executive Committee of the ERF.The ERF President Urs Wegmann has already been confirmed in post.At the bottom… Read More
Welcome to new Junior Rangers on the Azores Islands
The Portuguese Ranger Association and the regional government of the Azores islands have recently established a new Junior Ranger program. Congratulations to all, who helped to make this possible. This is a great example of the collaboration between the Portuguese… Read More
Outstanding exchange programme with Israeli rangers
Intercultural exchange project receives award from the International Ranger Federation The exchange programme between German and Israeli rangers has been running since 2017 and is increasingly developing into a successful project that brings people together. The 9th World Ranger Congress… Read More
Trap snares searching operation in Israel
In the first week of December 2019 we conducted an operation to locate loop snares in southern Israel in the region called the Arava. Foreign agricultural workers from the Far East, mainly from Thailand, live in this area. Unfortunately, some… Read More
Georgian Rangers remain diligent with cleanup Mount Mkinvartsveri trail
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia along with Agency of Protected Areas, Administration State Representative and volunteers have been tasked with cleaning up the highest mountain trail of Georgia, littered with garbage from decades. The trail and especially… Read More
CMA Annual Conference 2019
The CMA (UK) annual conference was hosted by the National Trust and the Lake District National Park. It was based at Ambleside on Lake Windermere from the 9-11 October on a theme of landscape scale approaches to countryside management. Building… Read More
Slovak/Czech Ranger meeting 8-10 November 2019
A joint meeting of the Slovak Ranger Association and Czech Ranger Association took place on 8 – 10 November at Kohútka on the Czech-Slovak border, continuing the tradition of Czecho-Slovak cooperation. The programme included presentations by the participating rangers and… Read More