Conservation Rangers Urgently Need Mental Health Provision

Abstract

Conservation rangers face extreme occupational and environmental stress, including exposure to conflicts, poor working conditions, and limited occupational support, placing them at high risk of psychological harm. Ranger wellbeing is central to effective and just biodiversity conservation, requiring institutional support, training, and context-sensitive interventions underpinned by robust mental health monitoring.

Publication
Conservation Letters19, no. 2: e70036
Mahmood Soofi
Research Alumni
Arash Ghoddousi
Arash Ghoddousi
Visiting Scientist
Tobias Kuemmerle
Tobias Kuemmerle
Professor & Head of the Conservation Biogeography Lab