Areas of Action

The ecosystems in Peru are experiencing rapid environmental degradation due to human impact and influence. The need to protect our biodiversity is urgent. In order to intervene appropriately, we need to understand these ecosystems, their resident wildlife populations, and their current state of conservation with interdisciplinary research which includes the human being as part of the solution. 

Because we are convinced that God loves and gives value to all of his creation, we recognize our responsibility to take care of each species and ecosystem that exists on our planet. Through conservation, we can also insure a better quality of life for the people living in our communities.   

With this purpose in mind, A Rocha Peru has built partnerships with local communities and with public and private organizations in order to develop holistic and long-term conservation and restoration projects. Our work is enriched by the participation of people from diverse cultures here in Peru and from around the world. 

A Rocha’s educational programs are essentially experiential and participatory. We find that helping people personally engage the natural world around them is fundamental to achieving our conservation objectives.

We seek to build capacity within communities so that those involved in our projects can become pillars of their own transformational development over the long term.  

We are also developing environmental interpretation programs in natural areas which teach participants how these ecosystems function and how we can protect them.