6th European Ranger Congress
2025-10-06 - 2025-10-10 | Resort Cheile Grădiștei, Brașov county, România, Brasov County, Romania
We are excited to welcome more than 260 rangers and conservationists with close relations to ranger work to our 6th European Ranger Congress (ERC) from 6 to 10 October 2025 in Romania, hosted in cooperation with the Romanian Ranger Association (ARR) and Foundation Conservation Carpathia (FCC) in the immediate vicinity of Piatra Craiului National Park. Its theme will be

“Rangers – the Voice of Nature
Building a Bridge between Local Communities and Nature Conservation”

To be informed about all details of the 6th European Ranger Congress, please visit the congress website, set up by FCC: europeanrangercongress.europeanrangers.org/

HELP US HELPING RANGERS WITH THE 6TH ERC RANGER COIN
Buy a memory of the 6th ERC and support other rangers with the 6th ERC Ranger Coin at the same time!

REVISION OF ERF STATUTES
See the proposed update of the ERF Statutes to be discussed at the General Assembly here.

SOLIDARITY RAFFLE
During the congress, we will be holding a solidarity raffle in aid of the Thin Green Line Foundation (TGLF). The raffle will feature donated items and experiences. All proceeds will go directly to TGLF projects supporting rangers worldwide. There will also be special prizes funded by the congress budget and partners (not from raffle proceeds). This time, the solidarity raffle also offers a special Mystery Prize, which is the result of collaboration between the European Ranger Federation and the Latin American Ranger Federation. So, stay tuned and find out more on our channels soon!

IUCN World Conservation Congress
2025-10-09 - 2025-10-15 | Abu Dhabi
The IUCN World Conservation Congress will tackle five critical themes, each driving the bold, transformative change needed to secure a sustainable future for both nature and humanity:

Scaling Up Resilient Conservation Action
Reducing Climate Overshoot Risks
Delivering on Equity
Transitioning to Nature-Positive Economies and Societies
Disruptive Innovation and Leadership for Conservation

IUCN is committed to making the Congress as accessible as possible by offering a two-tiered fee structure. Lower registration fees are available for participants from Low- and Middle-Income countries (as per the World Bank Classification) and for young professionals and youth.
To participate in the IUCN Congress 2025, participants can choose between two registration formats:
In-person registration and Virtual-only registration.
More details and registration here.

LAUNCH OF IUCN REWILDING GUIDELINES
The congress will also stage the launch of the first-ever IUCN Rewilding Guidelines after this webinar (exclusively for participants):
Transforming Rewilding: Guidelines for Resilient Conservation and Nature-Positive Economies
According to Rewilding Europe, that has contributed to these guidelines, this launch will be an important step for rewilding at a global level.

Webinar: Assessing Social Outcomes of Nature Protection and Restoration Projects
2025-10-21 - 2026-10-21
The EUROPARC Federation and the University of Warwick launched the SOCIAT Training Course. It is aimed at conservation practitioners such as rangers to help them assess social outcomes of nature protection and restoration projects.
SOCIAT survey is a structured questionnaire providing evidence-based insights to:
✅ Black Forest National Park (Schwarzwald) in Germany
✅ Triglav National Park in Slovenia
✅ Sighișoara-Târnava Mare Natura 2000 protected area in Romania
The course provides a step-by-step guidance on the application process, explanations of the indicators, and standards for analysing the collected social data.
Designed for Protected Areas practitioners – guides, rangers, managers, technical staff and NGOs – this training helps ensure that community voices are part of conservation decisions.
All lessons and quizzes of this online self-paced course are in English, and the only requirement is that participants should be involved in conservation initiatives.
https://www.europeannatureacademy.com/course/sociat-training

Webinar: Rewilding & Tourism
2025-11-05 11:00 - 12:15 (Europe/Paris)
Join Rewilding Europe’s webinar to explore how tourism can strengthen rewilding and discover inspiring examples from across Europe.
This webinar is free and open for everyone! Register here
Tourism can be an important tool to help rewilding initiatives become financially resilient, while also inspiring and engaging people with nature.
In this open webinar, you will hear from rewilding practitioners who are already integrating tourism into their rewilding work. They will share practical experiences, challenges, and lessons learned on how tourism can create added value for nature, local communities, and visitors alike.
Alongside their stories, Rewilding Europe will share perspectives on tourism as part of its wider work to support rewilding initiatives across Europe.

Programme highlights:

Insights from Rewilding Europe on tourism and financial resilience
Presentations from three members of the European Rewilding Network on their tourism work
Q&A session moderated by Andrea Gay, Enterprise Manager at Rewilding Europe

Why join?

Learn from concrete examples of rewilding and tourism in practice
Get inspired to think about tourism as a tool for scaling up rewilding
