Ranger Kuhkan Maas and his colleagues face shootings and beatings from encroachers as they protect Masungi Georeserve, a watershed vital in preventing floods in the Philippine capital, Metro Manila.
Ranger Hendra Saputra and his team are the first line of defence against poaching in Indonesia's Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth with tigers, elephants, orangutans, and rhinos in the wild.
Netnapa Ngamnet and her rangers risk their lives to protect the fragile ecosystem of Kaeng Krachan, Thailand's biggest national park, against its destruction by armed poachers and criminal syndicates.
