A Rocha News

It’s Time For Doctors to Speak Out on Climate Change 1 October 2009
Climate change is not just an important environmental challenge, it also presents the biggest threat to human health this century, says Dr Graham McAll.  In addition to problems such as rising sea ... (read more)

Chilly circle will keep elephants at home 19 August 2009
Bosky Khanna. Bangalore Several ways have been thought of to resolve the ever lasting man-elephant conflict around Bannerghatta National Park (BNP). Most of them have failed, but one of the tr... (read more)

Elephants sniff and turn away 26 June 2009
Farmers in villages around Bannerghatta National Park (BNP) have been suffering massive agricultural losses owing to elephant menace. Chilli-Tobacco Barrier (CTB), a method to prevent elephants f... (read more)

On the trail of the European Roller - Earthwatch Europe 29 May 2009
From the 17th to 29th May, the A Rocha France team were joined by eight Earthwatch volunteers who came to assist with their research on the European Roller (Coracias garrulus).  Emma Sharp describe... (read more)

Can Kenya’s Dakatcha Woodland survive? 1 September 2010
The Dakatcha Woodland is an Important Bird Area on the coast, just north of the Sabaki River. It holds some of Kenya’s rarest birds, such as Clarke’s Weaver Ploceus golandi and Sokoke Pipit Anthus... (read more)

Community conservation – where and why? 1 September 2010
The new A Rocha International Annual Review for 2009-2010 is now online. Read about our community based conservation projects in many countries: reforestation in Ghana and Peru, wetland protection ... (read more)

The creation sings! 1 September 2010
A Rocha Lebanon and the Bible Society have produced a booklet and CD, ‘The Creation Sings’. This new resource for Arabic-speaking Christians highlights biblical verses on the care of creation and a... (read more)