Announcing the International Ranger Award Winners - the world's frontline defenders of nature

11/10/2025
14:00 - 14:30
Press conference room , Onsite
Session with interpretation

Why attend

The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) will reveal the 13 rangers and ranger teams who are the winners of the 2025 International Ranger Awards, recognising their incredible dedication to nature conservation.

Session Description

The International Ranger Awards are intended to honour the courage, resilience, and perseverance of rangers across the world, displaying their achievements, raising public awareness about the importance of such professionals, and providing winners with funds to support the land they help protect. This year, the WCPA – in collaboration with the Conservation Allies, Universal Ranger Support Alliance, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature – has extended awards to six individuals and seven teams. The recipients hail from 13 different countries around the globe, including Ukraine, Burkina Faso, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Partners
Headquarters

Speaker

Speaker Grethel AGUILAR ROJAS

Director General, IUCN Secretariat

Speaker Madhu RAO

Commission Chair, Wildlife Conservation Society

Speaker Paul Salaman

President, Conservation Allies

Speaker Michael APPLETON

Senior Adviser, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Speaker Olga BIEGUS

Project manager, IUCN

Moderator

Speaker Amy COLES

Media and Communications Officer, IUCN Secretariat