Professionals to Protect Nature
Already looking forward to the 5th European Ranger Congress in Albania? We have something to increase your anticipation: The program for workshops, excursions and a varied social program is ready. Check the updated program out here: You are not registered… Read More
Looking back on the pandemic, Yannick Bucher also sees hope for the future of ranger work in Switzerland. As a member of the board of Swiss Rangers, he is confident that the increased attention and appreciation of ranger services can… Read More
The European Ranger Congress in Tirana, Albania, is getting closer and closer. Time to give you an update on the agenda and what else is worth knowing about the Congress. Take a look at what our President Urs Reif has… Read More
Luke Taylor’s story exemplifies the development of rangers in Scotland in recent years: After starting as a ranger in 2016, he has had various seasonal contracts. As of this year, the volunteer International Representative for the Scottish Countryside Ranger Association… Read More
In preparation to our November ranger seminar on Biodiversity, Large Carnivores and Local Communities, we spent a week on site with the Society for the Protection of Wolves. Our host: the Foundation Conservation Carpathia (FCC), a foundation that aims to… Read More
Rangers from Europe and from the German Twinning partner Israel recently met in the Bavarian Forest National Park for a train-the-trainer week. Our ERF Board member and Portuguese ranger João Correia was involved and captured the week’s learnings in an… Read More
Read now about the latest news, interviews, reports and trainings from European rangers and the European Ranger Federation in our August newsletter. Not on the recipient list yet? You can subscribe here to receive monthly news from the European Ranger… Read More
How it all began: On May 21, 1995, the then chairman of the International Ranger Federation, Gordon Miller, ceremoniously opened the first World Ranger Congress in Zakopane, Poland. As one of the first opportunities to meet rangers from around the… Read More
There may exist two years between the rangers from Israel and Germany during which joint excursions and face-to-face exchanges of the twinning partners were not possible – but contact has not broken off as the twinning-initiators Ilan Yeger from the… Read More
Can you imagine your national ranger association hosting the next World Ranger Congress? Then check out the International Ranger Federation’s call, which we are happy to share here including the linked application documents in English, French and Spanish: ENGLISH CALL… Read More