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CMA
Countryside Management Association

he CMA, previously known as the Association of Countryside Rangers, is the professional association for countryside staff in England and Wales. It is aimed at all those involved in the practice of sustainable countryside management. It provides many local training and social events, an annual training conference, and a good magazine full of relevant news and stories. Most counties have a local representative, and hold regular meetings.

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Associated information

CMA Jobs Advice Network: this has been discontinued. Naturenet recommends instead the Countryside Jobs Service.
The International Ranger Federation is an international federation of countryside staff. The CMA is the representative body of this organisation in England and Wales.
The Scottish Countryside Rangers' Association (SCRA) is the Scottish equivalent of the CMA.