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Best technique for environmental education: sparking emotions with storytelling

6 February 20245 April 2024 Wiebke Bomas

If you ask Armando Di Marino about his working life, he says that he never worked – that’s how little his four decades as a ranger were a job and how much of a passion they were for him! Yet… Read More

Interviewenvironmental education, Volunteers

Explore the entries to our ERF Volunteer Photo Contest

10 October 202316 January 2024 Editorial

Beach clean-ups, saving animal lives, working with others, volunteer rangering to protect nature and peoples’ access to it: the entries to our 1st European Ranger Volunteer Photo Contest show how diverse the contribution of volunteers in nature conservation is. We… Read More

News, VolunteersVolunteers

“Who could create awareness of natural heritage better than locals?”

5 June 202311 October 2023 Wiebke Bomas

Interpretation of natural heritage is the basis for people’s emotional involvement in its conservation. It reveals the value of natural sites for our lives. Against this background the conference of Interpret Europe recently took place – a charity that aims… Read More

News, ReportCommunity Engagement, Nature Interpretation, Volunteers

“Show how volunteering helps nature in one shot”

12 May 202310 November 2023 Wiebke Bomas

Our 1st ERF Volunteer Photo Competition is on. What does a prize-worthy photo look like? That’s what we asked Dafna Ben Nun. She is not only a member of our jury, but also an award-winning wildlife photographer and herself a… Read More

Interview, VolunteersVolunteers

Working with volunteers: share your experience!

5 April 202310 November 2023 Editorial

Many Countryside and Urban Green Space organisations utilise volunteers in one way or another to add value to what they do. There are many reasons why volunteers can be important and a much valued addition but without careful and considered… Read More

News, Volunteers, Working groupsVolunteers

INPA thanks volunteer rangers with exhibition on their work

27 February 202310 November 2023 Editorial

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

News, Video, VolunteersVolunteers1 Comment

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

27 February 202310 November 2023 Wiebke Bomas

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

Highlights, Interview, News, Ranger Portrait, Series on National Associations, VolunteersVolunteers

Watch part two of our anti-poaching webinar series

25 November 202225 November 2022 Wiebke Bomas

Volunteering can be an important support to the work of rangers, including in the fight against poaching. In our webinar series in cooperation with the Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA), we show under which conditions the use of volunteers… Read More

News, Training, Videoanti poaching, INPA, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Volunteers, webinar

Volunteers

15 February 202110 November 2023 Maria Gurscaia

Most countryside and urban green space organisations, utilise volunteers in one way or another to add value to what they do. There are many other reasons why volunteers can be an important and a much valued addition but without careful… Read More

Volunteers, Working groupsVolunteers, working groups

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