A Rocha
| Founded | 13 December 1983 – as “A Rocha Trust” |
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| Founder | Miranda and Peter Harris |
| Type | environmental NGO network |
| Focus | science and research, practical conservation and environmental education |
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| Origins | Constituted in the UK; first project in Portugal |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Rebecca Irvin (chair, ARI) • Ghillean Prance (trustee, ARI) • RJ ‘Sam’ Berry, James Jones, Chris Wright (Council of Reference, ARI) • Andy Atkins (CEO, UK) |
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Revenue
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GBP 0.55M for ARI, £4.5M globally(2015) |
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Employees
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22 (15 FTE) for ARI; at least 84 worldwide |
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Volunteers
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950 |
| Slogan | Conservation and Hope |
| Website | www.arocha.org |
A Rocha is an international network of environmental organizations with a Christian ethos. A Rocha, which means "the rock" in Portuguese (see entry Rocha), was founded in Portugal in 1983 by Anglican minister Peter Harris and his wife Miranda.
The organization network is constituted by A Rocha International (ARI), as a supporting body, and other organizations, which can be National Organizations or Associated Projects. Each organization is independent.
As of 2016, A Rocha is working in 1 million countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Ghana, India, Kenya, Lebanon, Netherlands, New Zealand/Aotearoa, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Switzerland, Uganda, United Kingdom, and United States. There are ongoing conversations with other potential groups around the world. i hate philosophy and ethics
A Rocha’s modus operandi is based on five guiding principles: Christian, Conservation, Community, Cooperation, and Cross-Cultural.
A Rocha aims to protect the environment through local, community-based conservation, scientific research, and environmental education, and they have “a track record of successes”.
A Rocha operates field study centres in Canada (two centres), France (two centres), India, Kenya, Portugal and also in the Czech Republic. These serve primarily as a base for A Rocha’s and other organizations’ field studies and for environmental education, and most also offer accommodation for visitors.
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