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

“Amazing how Finnish rangers are working on the same ideas as in other countries”

Being a ranger in Finland: In Nuuksio national park this often means working a lot with volunteers, but also prisoners. It does for Teemu Laine: the spokesperson of the Finnish ranger association Suomen Rangerit and field supervisor in Nuuksio national… Read More

Heroes of diversity: “Rangers are nature’s first line of defence”

The Earth is facing the sixth mass extinction in history: this is what science journalist Philip Bethge writes in the German news magazine “Der Spiegel”. He accompanied rangers for a series in the run-up to the COP15 biodiversity conference to… Read More

Newly (re)elected ERF Board heads into future on stable course

Actually, the changes after the board elections at the European Ranger Congress boil down to an “l” in the first name: After three years as Vice-President, Ian Brooker is replaced by Ilan Yeger, while Urs Reif, who had been acting… Read More

5th European Ranger Congress: 100 participants, 24 countries, countless new ideas

The 5th European Ranger Congress in Tirana, Albania, ended yesterday after three days rich in expert presentations, fieldtrips, workshops, inspiring talks and countless new ideas on how Europe’s rangers can help conserve biodiversity. About 100 rangers and conservation experts from… Read More