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A Rocha is a Christian nature conservation organisation, our name coming from the Portuguese for "the Rock", as the first initiative was a field study centre near the Alvor Estuary in Portugal.
As Christians all over the world have recognised the urgent need to protect and restore important habitats, A Rocha has become a family of projects working in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North and South America and Asia.
A Rocha projects are frequently cross-cultural in character, and share a community emphasis, with a focus on science and research, practical conservation and environmental education.
A Rocha's five commitments
In all the countries where we work, A Rocha is identified by five core commitments and to a practical outworking of each:
CHRISTIAN - Underlying all we do is our biblical faith in the living God, who made the world, loves it and entrusts it to the care of human society.
CONSERVATION - We carry out research for the conservation and restoration of the natural world and run environmental education programmes for people of all ages.
COMMUNITY - Through our commitment to God, each other and the wider creation, we aim to develop good relationships both within the A Rocha family and in our local communities.
CROSS-CULTURAL - We draw on the insights and skills of people from diverse cultures, both locally and around the world.
COOPERATION - We work in partnership with a wide variety of organisations and individuals who share our concerns for a sustainable world.
What we do
The first A Rocha project began in Portugal in 1983. A field study centre and bird observatory was established near the Alvor estuary and it has now been visited by thousands of people from many parts of the world.
All over the world Christians are realising that important habitats and their wildlife urgently need protection and so, since 1994, new A Rocha projects have started in other parts of Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America. The international cross-cultural strength of the Christian community has been making a unique contribution, not least as communities struggle to reconcile the need to protect bio-diversity with their hopes for sustainable development.
A Rocha projects have a community emphasis, bringing together people from widely differing backgrounds to work towards common goals.
Some examples of how A Rocha projects can make a difference:
Research and conservation
Aammiq Wetland in Spring
The Aammiq Wetland in South Lebanon, once threatened by destruction, is now a secure habitat for local and migrant wildlife.
Proposals for Natura 2000 status for the Alvor estuary in Portugal stem directly from A Rocha studies.
A Rocha UK�s study area - the once derelict 90 acre Minet Site in Middlesex - is being transformed into a Country Park and Conservation Area. A Rocha are providing ecological advice to Hillingdon Council, who own the land, and are organising local work parties to improve some of the more sensitive areas.
Education
Students in the hide at Mida Creek
More than 500 volunteers have been trained at our centre in Portugal and many of them continue to be active as environmental professionals.
Teenagers living around the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest on the Kenyan coast are receiving secondary school education because of an eco-tourism programme initiated by A Rocha.
Children in Vancouver BC, South Portugal, Lebanon, the Kenyan coast, West London, and in South and East Bohemia are learning to enjoy the local wildlife and getting involved in its protection.
As Christians all over the world have recognised the urgent need to protect and restore important habitats, A Rocha has become a family of projects working in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North and South America and Asia.
A Rocha projects are frequently cross-cultural in character, and share a community emphasis, with a focus on science and research, practical conservation and environmental education.
A Rocha's five commitments
In all the countries where we work, A Rocha is identified by five core commitments and to a practical outworking of each:
CHRISTIAN - Underlying all we do is our biblical faith in the living God, who made the world, loves it and entrusts it to the care of human society.
CONSERVATION - We carry out research for the conservation and restoration of the natural world and run environmental education programmes for people of all ages.
COMMUNITY - Through our commitment to God, each other and the wider creation, we aim to develop good relationships both within the A Rocha family and in our local communities.
CROSS-CULTURAL - We draw on the insights and skills of people from diverse cultures, both locally and around the world.
COOPERATION - We work in partnership with a wide variety of organisations and individuals who share our concerns for a sustainable world.
What we do
The first A Rocha project began in Portugal in 1983. A field study centre and bird observatory was established near the Alvor estuary and it has now been visited by thousands of people from many parts of the world.
All over the world Christians are realising that important habitats and their wildlife urgently need protection and so, since 1994, new A Rocha projects have started in other parts of Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America. The international cross-cultural strength of the Christian community has been making a unique contribution, not least as communities struggle to reconcile the need to protect bio-diversity with their hopes for sustainable development.
A Rocha projects have a community emphasis, bringing together people from widely differing backgrounds to work towards common goals.
Some examples of how A Rocha projects can make a difference:
Research and conservation
Aammiq Wetland in Spring
The Aammiq Wetland in South Lebanon, once threatened by destruction, is now a secure habitat for local and migrant wildlife.
Proposals for Natura 2000 status for the Alvor estuary in Portugal stem directly from A Rocha studies.
A Rocha UK�s study area - the once derelict 90 acre Minet Site in Middlesex - is being transformed into a Country Park and Conservation Area. A Rocha are providing ecological advice to Hillingdon Council, who own the land, and are organising local work parties to improve some of the more sensitive areas.
Education
Students in the hide at Mida Creek
More than 500 volunteers have been trained at our centre in Portugal and many of them continue to be active as environmental professionals.
Teenagers living around the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest on the Kenyan coast are receiving secondary school education because of an eco-tourism programme initiated by A Rocha.
Children in Vancouver BC, South Portugal, Lebanon, the Kenyan coast, West London, and in South and East Bohemia are learning to enjoy the local wildlife and getting involved in its protection.
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