To give people a deeper, personal meaning of nature and its phenomena: What was once the hobby of archaeologist Kjell Andre Brevik is now his profession. As nature and cultural heritage interpreter in the Trøndelag region of central Norway, he… Read More
Exploring the ranger app jungle with Swiss Rangers
A jungle in Europe? Sure – at least in the digital world of apps for ranger work that the Swiss Rangers see. They have therefore invited to their annual exchange of experiences organised by Pro Natura, a Swiss environmental organisation,… Read More
„Locals needed on board to make Yellowstone in Europe come true“
Just watch: Wildlife biologists Barbara and Christoph Promberger couldn’t do that. Originally following the wolves roaming the Romanian Carpathians, the massive deforestation in the 2000s shocked the couple so much that they began to mobilise funds around the world. To… Read More
Junior Rangers: Anchoring understanding of human and natural diversity in society
Junior Rangers in the German federal state of Brandenburg learn about diversity on several levels: as species and habitat diversity, but also as diversity among themselves and how it contributes to joint solutions and functioning democracy. Moritz Detel was a… Read More
“Rangers can be key to understand the importance of species diversity”
It is one of the world’s first comprehensive surveys of the state of biodiversity on a national basis, carried out by around 150 scientists and recently presented for Germany: the Biodiversity Fact Check by the Research Initiative for the Conservation… Read More
Citizen Science in Serbia: 6 new species worldwide and 29 hearts for nature
When locals themselves take an active role in nature conservation, they become the greatest advocates for the protection of ‘their’ species and habitats. Around a river protected area in western Serbia, this has worked out perfectly: The nature conservation NGO… Read More
10th World Ranger Congress: Discussing rangers‘ role for 30×30
For four days last week, more than 450 rangers from around the world and representatives of international NGOs promoting ranger work discussed rangers’ role in halting the biodiversity crisis and other important ranger issues at the 10th World Ranger Congress.… Read More
SMART training: Technology for conservation
In North Macedonia, rangers and nature conservation experts are today experiencing the conclusion of our intensive training sessions on the use of the Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool in cooperation with SMART-Partnership. A short review from rangers and trainers who… Read More
ERF Ranger Leaves program: Sponsors help Rangers to help Rangers
Rangers helping Rangers sometimes seek help themselves. This is the case with our ‘Ranger Leaves’ sponsorship programme: a ranger contacts a donor, private individual or company, who purchases a leaf to support a ranger or an action that benefits rangers… Read More
Spanish Ranger orphans spend holiday with UK Ranger families
Two years ago in December, we informed about the tragic death of Spanish ranger Juan Pedro de la Cruz Sagredo. Today we report on his two daughters, who were part of the premiere of a holiday visit for orphaned ranger… Read More