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

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A Rocha International was founded in Portugal in 1983.^[8] 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.^[9] There are ongoing conversations with other potential groups around the world, particularly in East and Southeast Asia.^[7]: 8–9

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

A Rocha aims to protect the environment through local, community-based conservation, scientific research, and environmental education,^[10] and they have “a track record of successes”.^[11]

A Rocha operates field study centres in Canada (two centres), France (two centres), India, Kenya, Portugal^[12] and also in the Czech Republic.^[13] 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,^[14] camera trapping of mammals in India,^[15] the Kenya Bird Map,^[16] dry grassland biodiversity surveys in Switzerland^[17] and mapping tropical forests using unmanned aerial vehicles^[18][19]
• Habitat and species restoration projects, such as mangrove restoration projects in Ghana,^[20] and improving breeding chances for Grey-faced petrels by eradicating invasive mammals, restoring habitats and deploying artificial nests in Raglan, New Zealand,^[21] control of invasive Indian House crow in Kenya
• Reducing human–wildlife conflict in India, notably with elephants^[22][23] and leopards^[24]
• Setting up private or public parks and reserves such as the Kirosa Scott Reserve in Kenya,^[25] and Foxearth Reserve^[26] 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,^[27] and the Alvor Estuary in Portugal^[28][29]
• Bridging biodiversity conservation and sustainable livelihoods, such as via sustainable agriculture and community garden projects across Canada;^[30] the Arabuko-Sokoke Schools and Eco-tourism Scheme in Kenya;^[22][31] the establishment of CREMAs (community resource management areas) around Mole National Park^[22] and Lake Bosumtwi,^[32] Ghana; and training community members in Uganda to construct bio-sand water filters^[33]
• Environmental education activities and resources, such as the Wild Lebanon website in Lebanon^[34] and "creation care camps" in the USA^[35]
• Carbon footprint reduction and mitigation projects, such as producing charcoal briquettes from waste in Uganda,^[36] the "Eco Church" church greening programme in the UK,^[37][38] 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^[39]
• Cooperating worldwide for nature conservation, such as being a member of IUCN^[40] and IUCN's European Habitats Forum^[41]
• Engaging Christian communities with the relevance of nature conservation to the Christian faith, through conferences,^[42] speaking engagements,^[43] books^[44] and papers,^[6] and partnerships such as the Lausanne/WEA Creation Care Network^[45]

A Rocha also serves as an Erasmus+ / European Voluntary Service agency in France,^[46] the Netherlands^[47] and Portugal.^[48]