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Training and professional upskilling for rangers/volunteers/junior rangers
to improve communication and reach a broad public
EU Large Carnivores Platform meeting - 6th Annual meeting - Brussels, 13 May 2019
Urs Reif (biologist)
Europarc Germany, spokesman working group Rangers
German Ranger Association
media & press releases mostlyfocus on fear and bewilderment
seldom detente© www.bild.de
© www.bild.de
© www. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/20/campers-in-israel-warned-after-series-of-wolf-attacks
© Qu-int GmbH
Ranger as… • Communicators meeting people… • direct approach to clarify media- or
social-influence
mostly there is more than one way to lookat things
direct communication with skilledspecialists feeds clarification © Black forest National Park
Complex issues require skills andprofound information materials
monitoring
education scientific facts
exchange
skills require training exchange broad knowlegde competence in valuation
© Baviarian Forest National Park© Baviarian Forest National Park
© Baviarian Forest National Park
© Urs Reif
© Naturwacht Brandenburg
The „Train-the-Trainer“-program• initiatives of the European and the
International Ranger Foundation• several trainings/year• 10-15 trainees• different programs
wolfbeaver
cappercaillie
lynxwolf
biodiversitywild cat
inlucsion
migratingbirds
fungi
english forrangers
modelspecies in NC
e.g. rangers of Brandenburg (denslypopulated wolf area) teach rangers fromareas where wolves are just arriving
The „Train-the-Trainer“-program
genuine trainings© Naturwacht Brandenburg
© Naturwacht Brandenburg
Training Juniors
• training for „monitoring“ skills• training for communication• training in valuation skills
„charming“ factor of kids teaching elders key word „Greta Thunberg“ – kids
standing up for their future kids with valuation skills in conservation
and beyond
© Urs Reif
© Urs Reif
© Urs Reif
Juniors & Volunteers in visitorinformation• introducing regional volunteers into
conservation or species protectionprojects
• regional volunteers as multipliers
regional people explaining for regional people (volunteers as multipliers)
key word “the power of the regular’s table” (crackerbarrel)
© David Lohmüller
International upskilling
Twinning programIsraeli & German Ranger Associations
training for conservation skills training for communication in english cross border focus expansion
© Urs Reif
© Urs Reif
© Jens Liss
© Jens Liss
Our RANGERS have to be:
• open minded• conservation &
communicationspecialists
• international networked• seasoned in conflicts• from age 6 to 75
allways on duty
What we are building on: profund trainings! network-trainings! Sharing „Best practise“ next Level: international upskilling biodiversity needs communication,
networking and enforcement
© Jens Liss
© Black forest National Park
© Baviarian Forest National Park
Thank you for your attention
EU Large Carnivores Platform meeting - 6th Annual meeting - Brussels, 13 May 2019
Urs Reif (biologist)
Europarc Germany, spokesman working group Rangers
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