The students of the Faculty of Geosciences at the University of Bayreuth were recently treated to a very special lecture: as a thank you to our Ranger Leaf sponsor Franz Moder from Opus (centre in photo above), our board member… Read More
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ERF July newsletter
July is World Ranger Day month! We asked the European ranger community for photos on this year’s theme, ‘Rangers, driving transformative conservation,’ and received impressive examples. They show rangers not only as protectors of nature, but also as drivers of… Read More
WRD Countdown: How European Rangers are Powering Transformative Conservation
For this year’s World Ranger Day (WRD) theme, ‘Rangers, Powering Transformative Conservation,’ we wanted to see photos from you: how do you power transformative conservation in your ranger work? Here are the impressive examples sent to us for our World… Read More
Powering Transformative Conservation by raising awareness of caves as unique habitats
As a ranger specialising in caves as unique habitats for countless largely unknown species, Sabrina Sedlacek practises what the IUCN, among others, refers to as transformative conservation: by raising awareness of the value and vulnerability of this natural habitat, the… Read More
WRD 25: Commemorating 175 rangers who died in the line of duty
Rangers around the globe protect biodiversity and communities in the face of climate change. But as little known as their important role still is to the public, it is tragically all too often associated with risking their own lives. On… Read More
Dismay over the death of Albanian ranger Bledar Spahiu
We are deeply saddened to learn about the death of Bledar Spahiu. At just 43 years of age, the ranger from the Administration of Protected Areas in Dibër, Albania, lost his life last Tuesday on his way to a firefighting… Read More
Saving biodiversity where climate change hits hard: Rangering at Côte d’Azur
Working where others spend their holidays: This is certainly true for a great many rangers. In the case of Tristan Calistri, ranger in the protected areas of Colle Noire and the Giens peninsula, two mountainous regions on the French Côte… Read More
ERF June newsletter
This peak season month for rangers has shown just how much we need everyone on board for practical conservation. Just as with the ranger workforce itself: we have therefore joined World Female Ranger Week to show how indispensable female rangers,… Read More
World Female Ranger Week: statements from Europe and beyond
A week lies behind us packed with inspiring, fascinating and encouraging stories of female rangers from around the world. At the same time, World Female Ranger Week 2025 has highlighted that there is still a way to go before female… Read More
From a ranger for rangers: María Martínez develops digital tool for data exchange
María Martínez Labiano is not only a ranger working with Basozainak, Environmental Guard of the Government of Navarre in Spain. She also recently completed her Master’s degree in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing with distinction, developing a digital tool… Read More