A Rocha

The organisation network is constituted by A Rocha International (ARI), as a supporting body, and other organisations, which can be National Organizations or Associated Projects. Each organisation is independent.[12]

As of 2016, A Rocha is working in several 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.[12] There are ongoing conversations with other potential groups around the world, particularly in East and Southeast Asia.[10]^:8–9

A Rocha's modus operandi is based on five guiding principles: Christian, Conservation, Community, Cooperation, and Cross-Cultural.[3]

A Rocha aims to protect the environment through local, community-based conservation, scientific research, and environmental education,[13] and they have “a track record of successes”.[14]

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[15] and also in the Czech Republic.[16] 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:

• Species and landscape surveying and monitoring, such as raptor counts in Pembina Valley, Canada,[17] camera trapping of mammals in India,[18] the Kenya Bird Map,[19] dry grassland biodiversity surveys in Switzerland[20] and mapping tropical forests using unmanned aerial vehicles[21][22]
• Habitat and species restoration projects, such as mangrove restoration projects in Ghana,[23] and improving breeding chances for Grey-faced petrels by eradicating invasive mammals, restoring habitats and deploying artificial nests in Raglan, New Zealand[24]
• Reducing human–wildlife conflict in India, notably with elephants[25][26] and leopards[27]
• Setting up private or public parks and reserves such as the Kirosa Scott Reserve in Kenya,[28] and Foxearth Reserve[29] and Minet Country Park in the UK
• Enlarging and campaigning for the safeguarding of existing natural and protected areas, such as the Atewa Forest in Ghana,[30] and the Alvor Estuary in Portugal[31][32]
• Bridging biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods, such as via sustainable agriculture and community garden projects across Canada;[33] the Arabuko-Sokoke Schools and Eco-tourism Scheme in Kenya;[25][34] the establishment of CREMAs (community resource management areas) around Mole National Park[25] and Lake Bosumtwi,[35] Ghana; and training community members in Uganda to construct bio-sand water filters[36]
• Environmental education activities and resources, such as the Wild Lebanon website in Lebanon[37] and "creation care camps" in the USA[38]
• Carbon footprint reduction and mitigation projects, such as producing charcoal briquettes from waste in Uganda,[39] the "Eco Church" church greening programme in the UK,[40] and running "Climate Stewards", a global programme which encourages people to reduce their carbon footprint, and accepts donations to offset emissions via community forestry and cookstove projects in Ghana, Kenya and Mexico[41]
• Cooperating worldwide for nature conservation, such as being a member of IUCN[42] and IUCN's European Habitats Forum[43]
• Engaging Christian communities with the relevance of nature conservation to the Christian faith, through conferences,[44] speaking engagements,[45] books[7] and papers,[9] and partnerships such as the Lausanne/WEA Creation Care Network[46]

A Rocha also serves as an Erasmus+ / European Voluntary Service agency in France,[47] the Netherlands[48] and Portugal.[49]