Professionals to Protect Nature
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
The National Protected Areas Control Agency (NPACA) started as an NGO in Bulgaria three years ago to establish not only the ranger profession, but also a specific ranger framework for the country’s more than 600 protected areas. It is truly… Read More
Using drones out in the field has many benefits for rangers: It’s a versatile, fast response tool that can gather an enormous amount of information with hardly any impact on wildlife. If you want to learn how exactly to use… Read More
One platform for all rangers around the world: That’s the vision of Force For Nature, an organisation committed to the belief that rangers are the best lever we have to restore nature and deliver nature-based solutions. Its main product, the… Read More
Our President Urs Reif sends best New Year’s greetings to all rangers and conservationists in Europe and the world. See here his outlook for 2023 against the backdrop of the COP 15 results and on an exciting ERF training program.… Read More
You are working for marine protected areas in the Mediterranean region? Then this grant offer could be interesting: MedPAN, the Marine Protected Areas Network in the Mediterranean, offers funding for small projects. The offer is aimed at organisations in charge of… Read More
Now that a turbulent 2022 is coming to an end, Europe’s rangers wish you, your loved ones and families a truly wonderful finish. Be it the Christmas holidays or simply a few contemplative and hopefully confident days around the turn… Read More
The fact that rangers are not taken seriously becomes a problem if we want to protect at least 30 percent of the planet’s land and oceans by 2030. Sweden is a good example for announcing this 30 by 30 target… Read More
Our ranger training on environmental education is all about storytelling: Denmark’s rangers will show and let participants try out for themselves around Frederikshavn from 27 to 31 March 2023 how storytelling can improve rangers’ skills in interpreting nature for environmental… Read More
It is with great dismay that the ERF learned of the tragic death of the Spanish ranger Juan Pedro de la Cruz Sagredo. He fell victim to the floods in central/southern Spain last Tuesday. Our deepest sympathy and thoughts are… Read More