Risk Assessment
Managing risk deliberately, before and during the patrol, with a shared structure and language.
What’s inside
Short enough to read in one sitting. Practical enough to use the same day.
Risk in plain terms — hazards, Likelihood × Impact, and what a score is telling you
Pre-planned and dynamic assessment — thinking before the patrol, and throughout it
Deciding under pressure with the Four Ts: Tolerate, Treat, Terminate, Transfer
A worked example and a real case study — including what happens when the thinking is skipped
Speaking up, trusting your instinct, and the signs risk is being managed well
Who it’s for
Everyone involved in ranger-based field operations — field rangers, team leaders and supervisors, operations room personnel, managers responsible for planning and reporting, and training staff introducing ITR-aligned methods.
Free to download, print and share. Published under a Creative Commons licence — use it, teach from it, translate it. We only ask that you credit LEAD Conservation and Panthera and don’t sell it.
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