1–2 June, 2026 • Kathmandu, Nepal
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Join a community of conservationists using technology to protect wildlife and wild places. Through hands-on sessions and real-world case studies, you’ll deepen your EarthRanger skills and discover new ways to drive impact on the ground.

Preliminary agenda -- subject to change.

Advanced Sessions

Introductory Sessions

Case Studies

16:00
17:00
Early Registration
Yak and Yeti Hotel, Crystal Hall

17:00
19:00
Pre dinner drinks
EarthRanger and Society for Conservation Biology - Asia
Yak and Yeti Hotel, The Chimney

19:00
20:30
Dinner
Yak and Yeti Hotel

08:30
09:00
Registration
Yak and Yeti Hotel

09:00
09:20
Opening and welcome
Auditorium

09:20
09:40
Introduction to the 2026 EarthRanger Workshop Series
Tony Lynam, EarthRanger

Introduction to SERCA, what we will present in this workshop, focuses on ER but also discusses how to integrate SMART

09:40
10:00
Community-based Red Panda Conservation in Nepal
Rakshya Basnet, Red Panda Network

10:00
10:15
Protecting pangolins and monitoring critical habitats
Gyandendra Acharya, Greenhood Nepal

10:15
10:30
Field Learning, Community-Based Surveillance and Monitoring in Marine Protected Areas Using EarthRanger
Muhammad Aris, Dhika Rino Pratama and Irwanto, YKAN Indonesia

10:30
10:50
Tea Break

10:50
11:05
Overview of EarthRanger Ecosystem
Tony Lynam, EarthRanger
Main Conference Room

Data flows from the field to the web, and reporting

11:05
11:35
Data to decisions: Inside Ecoscope
Yun Wu, EarthRanger

11:35
12:00
Gundi

• Gundi integrations overview [10 mins] • Common integrations + how they're being used by sites [15 mins] Drawing on examples • Global Forest Watch • Skylight • wpsWatch connected camera traps • Garmin inReach

12:00
13:00
Lunch

13:00
13:45
EarthRanger for Operators
Tony Lynam, EarthRanger
Main Conference Room

• ER for Operators - Map Window and Tools • Data Source and Collection - Events and Patrol • Filter and Search Functions

13:45
14:30
Introduction to EarthRanger Mobile
Elian and Yun, EarthRanger
Main Conference Room

• Logging into ER Mobile [15 mins] • Collecting data in ER Mobile [20 mins] • Patrol tracks [10 mins] • Troubleshooting ER Mobile login

14:30
14:50
Tea Break

14:50
15:40
EarthRanger Mobile - Practical Data Collection
Tony Lynam, EarthRanger
Main Conference Room

• (briefing) Events, Patrols, Subjects on mobile [5 mins] • Practical data collection (outside) [25 mins] • Return - Viewing ER Mobile Data on ER web [20 mins]

15:40
16:30
Data Collection Challenge
Elian and Yun, EarthRanger
Main Conference Room

• Debrief and assessment / challenge setting [10 mins] • Form Editor Overview [15 mins] • Alerts and Notification Method Management [15 mins]

19:45
21:45
Dinner
TBD

09:00
09:15
EarthRanger Mobile - Key Concepts Review
Tony Lynam, EarthRanger
Main Conference Room

• Review of ER mobile [15 mins] • Debrief / review of key concepts - Subjects, Events

09:15
10:00
Map Features
Elian and Yun, EarthRanger
Main Conference Room

• User Management and Permission Sets [20 mins] • Deep dive - Map Layers - custom basemaps demo [10 mins] • Intro Map Features (Breaking down concepts, allowing participants to organize and style features to match the way they work) [20 mins] • Downloading features on ER Mobile [5 mins] • Adv. Map Features (Quick links, Import files, Feature Groups) and Analysers

10:00
10:20
Tea Break

10:20
11:50
Ecoscope Advanced Session
Elian and Yun, EarthRanger
Main Conference Room

• Ecoscope - Hands-on (use their data) • Exporting Data (csv/geoparquet)

11:50
12:00
EarthRanger Challenge Results
Tony Lynam, EarthRanger
Main Conference Room

Debrief - ER mobile challenge

12:00
12:50
Lunch

12:50
13:05
Monitoring white-bellied herons, a critically endangered species, in Bhutan
Dechen Tshomo, RSPN Bhutan
Main Conference Room

13:05
13:35
Camera Trap Integration - WPSWatch and EarthRanger - Real time monitoring of HWC in Sri Lanka
Wildlife Protection Solutions and Enoka Kudavidanage, Sabaragamuwa University
Main Conference Room

13:35
13:50
Integrating movement ecology to conserve high priority raptors in Nepal
Tulsi Subedi and Sandesh Gurung, Himalayan Raptors
Main Plenary Room

13:50
14:05
Deployment Partner Program
Tony Lynam, EarthRanger

14:05
14:20
Looking Forward: EarthRanger and SERCA
Tony Lynam, EarthRanger

14:20
14:50
Question & Answer

14:50
15:20
Interactive Questionnaire / Workshop Survey

15:00
15:20
Tea Break

15:20
15:50
Closing

18:00
22:00
Dinner