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Research Papers
- Long-term Studies in the Dry Forest of Pacasmayo (March 2020) – Dr. M. Ángeles la Torre-Cuadros, G.Valdivia Vergaray, J. Verano Cachay, R. Castañeda Sifuentes, A. Damian Parizaca, E. Álvarez-Dávila
- Community Knowledge and Use of Algarrobo (Key Findings) (April 2016) – J. Depenthal & A Rocha Perú
- Caracterización fisonómica del bosque seco de Quebrada Pariñas (2015) – T. Cruz Arisméndiz
- Flora Vascular de las lomas de Villa Maria y Amancaes (agosto 2012) – H. Trinidad, E. Huamán-Melo, A. Delgado y A. Cano
- Reforestando los bosques de huarango(junio 2011) – Ramón Casana Araujo y Sarah-Lan Mathez-Stiefel
Articles
- Algorrobo Lectures (May 2019) – Anna Goodman
- Up Close and Personal: Teaching Children about Nature (January 2016) – A. McKay and C. Allan
- Preservação e esperança:reflorestando os bosquessecos do Peru (June 2015) – A. Sifuentes
Resources
- Project Information Sheet – La Libertad Dry Forest (2023) – A Rocha Perú
- Project Information Sheet – Green Church (2023) – A Rocha Perú
- Project Information Sheet – Amazon Heritage (2023) – A Rocha Perú
- Folleto institucional A Rocha Perú (abril 2019) – A Rocha Perú
- Project Information Sheet – Esperanza Peace Centre (October 2018) – A Rocha Perú
- Niños al rescarte del bosque seco (mayo 2017) – A Rocha Perú & ContourGlobal
Videos
- Seeds of Hope (2017) A Rocha Peru La Esperanza (meaning ‘The Hope’) is a district in the city and province of Trujillo, in the La Libertad region of northern Peru. In the upper reaches of the district, local families are severely affected by extreme poverty, delinquency, domestic violence, child abuse, and poor environmental health. Here, A Rocha Peru implemented a pilot Youth Club Project as the foundation for its ‘Esperanza Peace Centre’ project starting in 2017. Watch this beautiful video to learn more about the dire challenges families face in the area, and to meet some of the children, mothers, volunteers, and staff who are lovingly committed to spreading seeds of hope in La Esperanza.
- Harvesting hope: Year Three (2017) A Rocha Peru Since 2014, A Rocha Peru, in partnership with ContourGlobal, has reforested 12 hectares of dry forest and has been promoting social development in Talara, northern Peru. This video tells the story of the third year of the project, narrated by those involved in the project, such as Victor, the Vicepresident of the environmental club ‘A Rocha Kids’ and Ilmer, a field worker from one the neighbourhood councils in Talara. We explore the impact that reforestation has had for native flora and fauna, including the natural regeneration of native plants, and the increase of active nests belonging to the endangered Peruvian Plantcutter bird. Watch our video to learn more about the impact the project is having in the lives of the local communities.
- Harvesting hope: Year Two (2016) A Rocha Peru Since 2014, A Rocha Peru, in partnership with ContourGlobal, has reforested 12 hectares of dry forest and has been promoting social development in Talara, northern Peru. This video shows the story of the project’s second year, told by some of the people that have been involved in it. You will hear from Jessica, President of one of our environmental youth clubs, ‘A Rocha Kids’; from Magda, President of the Mother’s Committee in Luis Negreiros; and from Walter, one of A Rocha Peru’s Field Workers, amongst others. Watch our video to learn more about the impact this project is having on the people and environment of Talara.
- Harvesting hope: Year One (2015) A Rocha Peru Since 2014, A Rocha Peru, in partnership with ContourGlobal, has been restoring dry forest ecosystems and promoting social development in Talara, northern Peru. This video features local people like Absalón, whose love of the forest and his neighbourhood makes this project a personal commitment having on people like Absalón.
- Planting seeds of hope (2014) A Rocha Peru Peruvian dry forest is one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world. Watch this video to find our how A Rocha Peru and international power-generation company, ContourGlobal, are working in collaboration with local people to restore dry forests and promote social development in and around ContourGlobal’s wind farm in Talara, northern Peru.
- Planting Huarango Forest in Peru (2011) A Rocha Peru & Melissa Ong Huarango forest is one of the world’s most endangered habitats. Watch our movie to learn how A Rocha Peru is working with churches and other community groups to plant forests of native, desert-loving Huarango trees. People of all ages are getting involved, in the very arid coastal region of Ica, south west Peru, often creating tree nurseries in their own backyards.