Professionals to Protect Nature
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
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
November was all about building bridges: Be it our theme for the European Ranger Congress in October 2025, ‘Rangers – the voice of nature: Building a bridge between local communities and nature conservation’. Or the highly inspiring example of Barbara… Read More
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 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
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
October: What a busy month for the international ranger community! We started with our training of around 20 participants from a dozen countries in the use of the Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) in North Macedonia and continued straight… Read More
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
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
This month we look back on the premiere of the Holiday Programme for Orphaned Ranger Children, initiated by the Spanish ranger aid organisation AMINTA and the British ranger association CMA. See what both, the host families of UK rangers and… Read More