European Ranger Federation

Portuguese national ranger meeting 30. january - 2. february 2020 at Parque Natural do Sudeste Alentejo e Costa Vicentina
2020-01-30 - 2020-02-02 | Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejo e Costa Vicentina, Sagres, Portugal
The Portuguese national ranger meeting will take place from January 30 to February 2, 2020, in the Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejo e Costa Vicentina, in the village of Sagres (Algarve).
programa English version_XXIII Congresso APGVN

CANCELLED! National Swiss Rangers Meeting 2020
2020-04-03 - 2020-04-04 | Ticino, Switzerland, Schweiz
Annual assembly and meeting of the members of Swiss Rangers Association from 3rd to 4th of April 2020 in the canton Ticino in southern Switzerland is cancelled!

Slovak Ranger Association National Meeting and general assembly
2020-04-17 - 2020-04-19 | Ostrý Grúň,, Slowakei
The Slovak Ranger Association ASR meeting will be from 17. to 19. April 2020 in the Landscape protected area Ponitrie, village Ostrý Grúň, cottage Kollárová. (chatakollarova.sk).

The main point of the meeting will be a training for the rangers about the new Nature Protection Act, the Criminal Act and first aid.

CANCELLED! Croatian Ranger meeting in Nature Park Telascica 23. and 24.April 2020
2020-04-23 - 2020-04-24
Croatian Rangers meeting in Sali at Long Island (Dalmatian coast) this year from 23-24 April 2020 is cancelled!
If you need more informations please contact the Croatian Rangers (see email below)

XXIII. Annual Croatian Rangers Seminar
2023-04-20 - 2023-04-21 | Eko-kampus Krka, Puljane, 22303, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
The Croatian Ranger Association informs their fellow European rangers about the XXIII. Annual Croatian Rangers seminar organized by the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development – Institute for Environmental and Nature Protection and Krka National Park Public Institution as host and co-organizer.
The annual seminar of Rangers will be held at the Eco Campus “Krka” in Puljani on April 20 and 21, 2023. Once the Agenda is settled, we will publish it here.
As always, the Annual Croatian Rangers seminar is open to international guests. If you are interested in participating, please send an e-mail to dariorogic@gmail.com or bstivic@gmail.com.

29th Symposium of the German Naturwacht
2024-03-13 - 2024-03-15 | Nationalpark Müritz, Bürgersaal Waren, Waren, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17192, Deutschland
The 29th nationwide symposium of the German Bundesverband Naturwacht (Federal Association of Nature Guards) will be held on the topic of

CLIMATE PROTECTION IN RANGER WORK
from 13 to 15 March 2024 in Müritz National Park

Check out the Programme
(available only in German)

XXIV Portuguese Park Ranger Meeting
2025-01-30 - 2025-02-02 | Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo António Marshland Nature Reserve, Castro Marim, 8950, Portugal
The Portuguese rangers are inviting the international ranger community to their XXIV Portuguese Park Ranger Meeting:

The “APGVN Meeting” will include the XVIII Technical Conference under the theme “Biodiversity Without Borders” with the aim of seeking solutions for the balance and functioning of natural environments.

Please find the programme, registration and all further details here:
apgvn.pt/en-home/

Please note:
There will be a simultaneous translation into Portuguese, English and Spanish throughout the meeting.
Participants must have a mobile phone and respective headphones to make use of it.

If you have any questions, please contact vigilantesnatureza@gmail.com

Bundesverband Naturwacht – National Conference 2025
2025-03-12 - 2025-03-14 | Biosphere Reserve Rhön, Hessen Hotelpark Hohenroda, Schwarzengrunder Str. 9a, Hohenroda, Hessen, 36284, Germany
The German ranger association “Bundesverband Naturwacht” invites to its 30th national conference in the Rhön Biosphere Reserve.

From 12 to 14 March 2025 on the topic
Rangers – Networked in the region
Best practice examples from the Rhön
Registration under this link

All information can be found here (in German):
www.bundesverband-naturwacht.de/bundestagung-2025/

Please note: hotel reservation deadline is 15. January!

Header photo: Red Moor in the Hessian Rhön, Germany: one of the excursion destinations at the conference of Bundesverband Naturwacht

31st Conference of German Rangers
2026-03-11 - 2026-03-13
The 31st National Nature Conservation Conference of the German Ranger Association “Bundesverband Naturwacht” is open for applications of international guests.

Date: 11–13 March 2026
Place: Berchtesgaden National Park
Topic: “Rangers and tourism: Experiencing nature without endangering it”
Venue: Gasthaus Unterstein, Schönau am Königssee
Conference hotel: Explorer Hotel Berchtesgaden, Schönau am Königssee
Conference fee*: EUR 155 (members), EUR 195 (non-members)

*The conference fee includes: meals, fees, bus travel, room hire,
technology, conference drinks
All details on programme, application and further information can be found here: https://www.bundesverband-naturwacht.de/bundestagung-2026/
