1. BACKGROUND

The International Ranger Federation, Thin Green Line Foundation and Universal Ranger Support Alliance have organised the Ranger Roundtable Sessions and associated stakeholder workshops facilitated between July 2020 to November 2021. These sessions brought together global development, health and conservation leaders in partnership with Ranger sector leaders. The outcome of these sessions position rangers in the broader policy arena and creates an argument for better investment and recognition of rangers. The Ranger Roundtable and Universal Ranger Support Alliance have teamed up to develop a discussion paper based on the outcomes and recommendations of the ranger roundtables.

The proposed consultancy will work with large cross-sector group of co-authors from the ranger roundtable to develop the discussion paper. The papers will then become a tool for the convening policy makers to recognise the ranger profession and advocate for necessary changes to professionalise the ranger workforce. The paper will be designed as a ‘call to action’ for global leaders to recognise the alignment of Rangers’ essential frontline work with climate, biodiversity, One Health, security, and rural economic development targets (i.e. the Ranger-effect)

2. MAJOR TASKS

a. Based on the outputs and recommendations of the Ranger Roundtable define the scope and structure of the paper.

b. Organise meeting/discussion with co-authors to finalise the structure and scope of the paper.

c. Lead the development of the papers and allocate roles to other authors

d. Develop first draft of the paper and lead the review process to ensure the feedback from coauthors are incorporated.

e. Identify the suitable publication platform.

f. Lead the submission of the paper and review process for final submission

3. OUTPUTS

a. 3000-5000 words discussion paper (depending on target journal)