It was a gathering of people who go into the field every day, often under demanding and dangerous conditions, to protect nature from poaching, illegal logging, wildfires, illegal fishing and other forms of environmental crime.

For us, World Ranger Day is not only a day to thank rangers for their work. It is also an opportunity to remind ourselves what nature protection truly requires today – and what role each of us can play.

Support that goes beyond words

True support for rangers, in our view, means standing alongside them directly in the field.

It means sharing experience, helping provide the right equipment, bringing new technologies and working together to find ways to make their work more effective and, above all, safer.

This is also where we see an increasingly important role for companies and technology partners that choose to actively stand behind nature protection.

One example is our new cooperation with the Czech company TELINK, the official distributor of DJI technologies in the Czech Republic. Thanks to this partnership, we received a DJI Matrice 4T, which we are now testing and using directly in the field during preventive patrols in protected areas of Costa Rica.

Thermal imaging, powerful zoom and the ability to detect and identify people, vehicles and boats allow us to survey large areas much faster and better assess situations that would otherwise require long and demanding field operations.

During World Ranger Day, we also handed over two Reolink monitoring cameras to rangers from Palo Verde National Park, supporting their efforts to detect illegal activities.

This is exactly the kind of cooperation we believe in.

It is not only about financial support. It is about bringing together expertise, technology, experience and people who share one common goal – protecting nature.

147 rangers we will not forget

This year's World Ranger Day also had a deeply serious and painful dimension.

During the past 12 months, 147 rangers from 40 countries lost their lives while carrying out their duties.

Behind every one of these numbers is a person. A person who chose to protect nature, wildlife and places that belong to all of us.

At the end of our gathering, we therefore honoured the memory of all 147 fallen rangers with a minute of silence.

We then unveiled a memorial plaque at our Ocean Centre, dedicated to all rangers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

But the plaque is not only a reminder of those who never returned from their final mission. It is also a tribute to all the rangers who continue to put on their uniforms every day and go into the field to protect nature.

Their work, courage and sacrifice must never be forgotten.

By unveiling the memorial plaque, we also established a new World Ranger Day tradition at our Ocean Centre, one that we intend to continue in the years ahead. Each year, we want to remember those who gave their lives protecting nature while also honouring those who continue this vital mission.

Nature protection is a shared responsibility

We are proud to be part of the International Ranger Federation and the European Ranger Federation, and to belong to an international community of people supporting rangers around the world.

At the same time, we believe that the future of nature protection depends on much broader partnerships.

On cooperation between rangers, conservation organisations, government institutions, scientists, technology companies and responsible businesses.

Because technology alone cannot protect nature. Money alone cannot protect nature. And rangers cannot do it alone.

But when people, knowledge, technology and responsibility come together, we can create real change.

Stand with Rangers. Stand for Nature.