For today’s International Women’s Day, we take a look at those in nature conservation who still have to work a little harder in many places. Two female rangers tell us what it means to them to work as women in… Read More
2024 Review & New Year’s greetings from ERF President!
What a year! 2024 has also kept us at the ERF busy for rangers & nature conservation in Europe and beyond. Where has it taken us? Check out the review by our ERF President Urs Reif! We from the entire… 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
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
Thin Green Line Foundation UK: Giving rangers a louder voice
Thin Green Line Foundation UK was established in 2019, following the Thin Green Line Foundation Australia founded in 2007. The organisation supports rangers on the frontline, providing financial support, training and equipment, but also aims to raise awareness for the… Read More
ERF President at Iceland’s meeting: rangers have to act more than ever as all-in-one-device
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
INPA thanks volunteer rangers with exhibition on their work
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
Drone training: Adding modern technology to the ranger toolkit
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
Force For Nature: elevating the status of rangers
One platform for all rangers around the world: That’s the vision of Force For Nature, an organisation committed to the belief that rangers are the best lever we have to restore nature and deliver nature-based solutions. Its main product, the… Read More