A Rocha

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A Rocha
PredecessorA Rocha Trust [1]
Founded13 December 1983;
40 years ago
 (1983-12-13)
FounderMiranda and Peter Harris [2]
Typeenvironmental NGO network
Focuscommunity-based conservation projects [3]
HeadquartersLondon, UK
OriginsConstituted in the UK [4]
Area served
Worldwide
International chair
Soohwan Park
Key people
Ed Walker (Executive Director, ARI) [5] • Andy Atkins (CEO, A Rocha UK) [6] [7] • Rev Dave Bookless (Head of Theology, ARI) [8] [9]
Revenue
GBP £750,000 (2022) [10]
Employees
144 in 2017(FTE) [11] :20
Volunteers
841 in 2017 [11] :20
Website arocha.org

A Rocha is an international network of environmental organizations with Christian ethos. A Rocha means "the rock" in Portuguese (see entry Rocha ).

Contents

History

A Rocha International was founded in Portugal in 1983. [12] The A Rocha Worldwide Covenant defines the rights and responsibilities of each A Rocha entity to the others.

As of 2024, A Rocha is working in over 20 countries: Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Ghana, India, Kenya, Lebanon, Netherlands, New Zealand/Aotearoa, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Uganda, United Kingdom, and United States. [13] There are ongoing conversations with other potential groups around the world, particularly in East and Southeast Asia. [11] :8–9

A Rocha has five core commitments: Christian, Conservation, Community, Collaboration, and Cultural diversity. [3]

Work

A Rocha aims to protect the environment through local, community-based conservation, scientific research, and environmental education, [14] and they have “a track record of successes”. [15]

A bird ringer ageing a Hoopoe at the Cruzinha field studies centre, Portugal Ringing 05 Determining characteristics.jpg
A bird ringer ageing a Hoopoe at the Cruzinha field studies centre, Portugal

A Rocha operates field study centres in Canada (two centres), France (two centres), India, Kenya, Portugal [16] and also in the Czech Republic. [17] These serve primarily as a base for A Rocha's and other organisations’ field studies and for environmental education, and most also offer accommodation for visitors.

Areas of A Rocha's work include:

A Rocha also serves as an Erasmus+ / European Voluntary Service agency in France, [51] the Netherlands [52] and Portugal. [53]

See also

Christian views on environmentalism

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