The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas is proud to announce the inaugural International Ranger Awards. These awards will recognise the remarkable work of rangers in protected and conserved areas around the world. Each Awardee will receive a unique uniform patch and their employing/supporting organisation will receive US$10,000 to support their work. Rangers are women, men, government staff, community members, landowners, indigenous peoples, NGO workers, volunteers and many more. They do all types of work: resisting poaching and land grabbing, guiding visitors, fighting fires, providing an early warning system for threats and problems. Rangers often work for little reward and with much risk; more than 1000 have been killed in the line of duty in the past decade. Read more To nominate a ranger or team, please fill out this nomination form (also available in French, Portuguese and Spanish) before the deadline on 31 December 2020. Detailed information on eligibility and how to nominate a ranger or team is available here. |