Jo Swinney is a writer, speaker and editor. She joined A Rocha International as Head of Communications on June 1st, 2020.
Common wisdom has it that time spent in nature has enormously positive impacts on mental health. It reduces feelings of stress, reminds us we are part of something bigger, helps […]
How would it look to live in close relationship to the land? Ronia and I are standing at the vegetable washing station on farm in Austria. Boxes full of freshly […]
In 1983, Miranda and Peter Harris and their three children (a fourth born later) moved to southern Portugal to establish Cruzinha: the very first A Rocha field centre, near the […]
2023 is A Rocha’s 40th year. It is also a year of change. As a trustee of A Rocha International, I was on the panel interviewing and selecting a new […]
The Atlantic Horseshoe Crab is a unique species that calls the entire east coast of the USA home. Since 2016, it has been labelled as a Vulnerable species by the […]
When I was a young lad, there was a mission society which had a young adult’s newsletter which I read avidly. The title of one article has stuck with me […]
A Rocha’s vision is for every church to understand creation care as part of our biblical calling, and to take action to protect and restore God’s world. Romans 8:19 says […]
Have you ever heard of the five Rs? Here they are: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot. They are a useful model when you want to get started with fair […]
I admit that each year as Lent approaches, I am pricked by a feeling of dread. Traditionally, the Lenten fast involves abstaining from certain foods (meat and meat products) and […]
Simon Stuart Over Simon Stuart’s career, he has been Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission, Director of Strategic Conservation at Synchronicity Earth, and latterly Executive Director of A Rocha […]
