About the IRF

IRF Membership

 The International Ranger Federation membership base is made up of: 1) existing Ranger Associations, 2) Ranger Associations that are currently being formed, and 3) conservation organisations and individuals who are involved in conservation. We actively promote and support the formation of Ranger Associations around the world to ensure Rangers are more adequately supported and represented.

 

The International Ranger Federation (IRF) was founded on 31 July 1992 in Peak National Park in the UK. An agreement was signed between the Countryside Management Association (CMA), representing Rangers in England and Wales, the Scottish Countryside Rangers Association (SCRA) and the U.S. Association of National Park Rangers (ANPR).

The goals of the agreement were to provide a global forum for Rangers from around the world to share their successes and failures in protecting the world’s natural heritage and to promote the exchange of information and technology from countries in which protected area management enjoys broad public and government support, to countries in which it is less supported.

65 Ranger associations from national, state and territorial entities have affiliated with the IRF, as well as several Rangers from around the world, who have Provisional membership status whilst they attempt to establish Ranger associations in their countries.

IRF Board of Directors

2019-2022

Chris Galliers

Chris Galliers

President

Linda Nunn

Linda Nunn

Vice-President

Lucy Gibson

Lucy Gibson

Secretary

Mike Lynch

Mike Lynch

Treasurer

Amon Koutoua

Amon Koutoua

Africa Representative

Rohit Singh

Rohit Singh

Asia Representative

Leonel Delgado

Leonel Delgado

Central America Representative

Urs REIF

Urs REIF

Europe Representative

Werhner Atoche Montoya

Werhner Atoche Montoya

South America Representative

Andy Wright

Andy Wright

North America Representative

Jolene McLellan

Jolene McLellan

Oceania Representative

Andy Davies

Andy Davies

Director & Corporate Secretary

Carlien Esterhuizen

Carlien Esterhuizen

Executive Officer

Mónica Álvarez Malvido

Mónica Álvarez Malvido

Federation Officer