Sustainability Annual Report 2014

Conservation and Hope

Sustainability Annual Report

2014

04 Introduction 05

About us

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Environmental Education - Rede de transformAÇÃO Project 09

Mobilization and Citizenship – Igrejas Ecocidadãs Project 10

Conservation and Community - Betari Project 11

More 2014

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Partners, Funders, and Collaborators

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Transparency and Accountability

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Our Team

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Get involved

CREDITS Coordination: Andrea Ramos Santos Content: Andrea Ramos Santos and Raquel Arouca Revision: Gustavo Santos Graphical Design: Samuel Felix (Missão BASE) Cover Photo: Sieghard Mathias Ennulat clicks when Cidinei Cichoves explains to children the importance of Babitonga Bay, Ecos na Comunidade Project, Joinville/SC.

INTRODUCTION

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” Genesis 1:1

On behalf of A Rocha Brasil, (ARB) Governing Body gives in your hands the sixth edition of the expected Sustainability Annual Report 2014. It reflects our desire for transparency and accountability to all of you that have followed, participated and been involved with the ARB work throughout the country. Through this document I hope you can recognize God’s love and faithfulness in sustaining and blessings on the work that was done. The creation care means to depend on full of mercy and goodness of the Lord, who in the beginning created everyone and everything.

In 2014, we reached at the end of a period of six years of fruitful partnership with Tearfund, UK. From this partnership, the ARB created an Environmental Education Program that by ReT (Transformation Network) acted in the North and Northeast of Brazil in training and encourage Christians to get involved with environmental issues in their local communities. From a broom factory of PET recycling bottles to the implementation of several environmental projects such as organic gardens, urban cleaning task force, transformation of organic waste into compost and recycling into income generation, the ReT found out special callings, dreams, wishes, commitments and loyalty of people whose minds and attitudes were transformed by the project. The ReT continues and now is working in the South and East regions in partnership with the Missão Aliança and it has already had amazing results in its first year.

We also managed to step further in our Conservation Project through Betari Project in partnership with Agua Branca Baptist Church (São Paulo, SP). It was conducted an ethnobotanical study in Bairro da Serra (Iporanga, SP) which identified the major native species of the Atlantic Forest and those threatened or at risk. This study led to a reforestation task effort in which 200 seedlings were planted in the region and were created a conservation nursery. The greatest moment was to testify the involvement and the growing interest from all the Bairro da Serra community. We continue to pursue greater resources in order to implement all the activities planned for the project. Pray for it!

A Rocha Brasil started its first steps nine years ago.

Every year our gratitude expands to our loyal members, donors and partners, and above all the volunteers who with their energy and joy renew the hope of a new better day and more sustainable. Thank you all! We hope this report can generate an interest in joying us on this journey to serve the Lord and others in the creation care. Enjoy your reading!

Robson S. Monteiro A Rocha Brasil President

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ABOUT US

A national organization supported by an international network

Founded in 2006, A Rocha Brasil headquarter is based in São Paulo. It is a non-governmental organization, environmentalist, and Brazilian from Christian inspiration and a member of A Rocha International (ARI). The ARI is in 19 countries and has been acting more than 30 years in the scientific research area, conservation, and environmental education.

MISSION

OUR COMMITMENTS

Promote the love to our neighbor and the whole creation, the quality life and the citizenship through education projects, environmental conservation and community development based on Christian ethics.

A Rocha Brasil projects are based on five commitments (values) that, in English, begins with the letter "C". They are: •

Christianity – On the basis of everything we do is our Biblical faith in the living God, who created the world, and because He loves it and He entrust it to the care of human society.

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Conservation – We develop scientific research for the conservation and restoration of the natural world and environmental education program.

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Community – We aim to develop good relationships, both with the Rocha Family and in our local communities.

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Cross-cultural – We value knowledge and experience of people from different cultures, both local and international.

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Cooperation – We work in partnership with a wide variety of organizations and individuals who share our concern for the sustainable world.

VISION

Restore environment all over the national territory and communities living in plenty of lives, recognizing the importance of Christian faith in environmental development.

INSPIRATION

“The earth is from the Lord and everything in it.”

Psalm 24:1

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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

REDE DE TRANSFORMAÇAO PROJECT (ReT): ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND SOCIAL MOBILIZATION NORTH AND NORTHEAST RET SMALL PROJECTS, GREAT REVOLUTIONS

COMPOST PROJECT – COMUNIDADE BATISTA NACIONAL KERIGMA IN SAO LUÍS/MA

Since 2009 A Rocha Brasil has made aware and mobilized leaders, pastors and missionaries in the North and Northeast of Brazil for local environmental initiatives. After six years, there is much to rejoice with the initiatives that have come up from the project.

The project conducted in partnership with Tearfund was a pioneer in Brazil taking environmental issues to several churches and communities. For the first time, many pastors and community leaders heard about the environmental issue in the Bible. Many Barriers have been broken, seeds were released and many challenges faced.

In 2014, by an Internal Notice released to the local partners of ReT, A Rocha Brasil can support three local initiatives described below:

Participants of the project and Agostinha (at the middle, wearing black blouse) showing the seeds to plant

SUSTAINABLE CRAFT PROJECT BAPTIST CHURCH IN IBIAPINA/CE

Pastors Agostinha and Cipriano lead the church and the Social Institute Kerigma. They have been local partners and organizers of the ReT since 2009. In 2014, they organized a composting project of organic waste and home gardens creation in the Bairro do Gapara. The actions and training workshops mobilized 25 people.

Augustine tells the story of one of the participants:

Netinha with crafts made by her own and women of the course

Netinha is a missionary of the Convenção das Igrejas Unidas do Ceará (CIBUC), She is the local partner and at the same time, a coordinator of ReT since 2009. She was already an environmental adviser to the county office and her role in the community has been growing since she has joined the project.

"Pastor Luis was so motivated that during the process he used manure from the composting in his yard plants that the leaves were so pale. Soon, he realized that they got very green and produced healthy fruit. He also prepared a site and planted pineapple crowns that only grow in Turiaçu. A region of Maranhão far away from São Luís. The plant is growing, so we are waiting for the fruit. At the beginning of the project, there was a rickety palm tree with few branches, with the fertilizer it got much greener and with many branches, so we named "mascot".

SUSTAINABLE PARK AND LIXO VIRA BICHO - JOCUM IN BELÉM/PA

In 2014, she created a craft initiative reusing disposable packaging (milk carton, plastic bottle). The products are very successful and Netinha has extended this learning to other thirteen women in the city. Here, she tells the story of one of them: "Dona Odete is 62 and lost her husband six months ago.

One day she was sad and head down in the course. On the other day, she was excited about new ideas and models. Today, she makes and sells her products and wants I keep teaching and also is talking about starting an association. Today, Dona Odete is a cheerful person, interested, has accepted Jesus and is strong in the Church. She has already brought her daughter Cristina, who also attended the course and is in the Church.

Both are already taking orders to make their product. "

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The park ready

Lya Patricia is a missionary of the organization JOCUM (youth for a mission) and is a partner of ReT since 2009. Since the project has begun, Lya organizes the clean force of Lixo vira Bicho, which operates in the district where the mission headquarters is located in Ananindeua, and also the big events in Belém (such

as Cirio and March for Jesus). The case has attracted others to join them. In 2014 she led the construction of a sustainable park for JOCUM school children and here she shares a little about it: "We are in the process of making our children aware and showing that it is possible to obtain a children park from recyclable materials once we already know the great value and importance that there is in these materials. Parents are investing in this project so children can realize that we must have a commitment taking care and conserving our children’s park school. ".

Workshops to Youth in Ananindeua/PA

TESTIMONIES

“A Rocha Brasil has been teaching me that my spirituality needs to be out from a deep relationship with God. After I started taking part in the organization I am much more involved in the political and social process of my city”.- Pastor Cipriano, Sao Luis /MA Pastor Cipriano and Pastor Agostinha

Partners meeting and Project enclosure, in Curitiba

“A Rocha Brasil taught me what means Missão Integral, we should take care of people trying to meet their basic food needs and teaching them to be independent. I hope they could see in me a great love for them and eventually recognize that this love comes from God, and they consequently accept that Jesus is the Creator and that we are stewards in the care of people and also relating to the environment” – Pastor Agostinha, St. Luis / MA

Francisco Carlos, local partner in Maranhao, view from APA of Morros Garapenses at the back

ACHIEVEMENTS 6 states - 11 cities 1296 people reached (From 2009 to 2014) 13 local partners specially trained 15 workshops, meetings and conferences in 2014 2 published books, 1 DVD, 1 Study Bible notebook 3 local projects supports by A Rocha (Internal Notice)

Garden at School of JOCUM in Belem/PA

APA dos Morros Garapenses

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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RET SÃO PAULO AND JOINVILLE (SC)

Since 2013, A Rocha Brasil has also been working in the Greater São Paulo (SP) and Joinville (SC), thanks to the partnership with the Missão Aliança, which supports Christian organizations that works with children.

The main goal of the project is to empower the leadership of the partner organizations of Missão Aliança in order to put into practice Socio- environmental projects. In 2014, the project did seven local initiatives linked to the issues of solid waste, home gardens, urban agriculture and environmental education. One such initiative was the visit to the community garden and action of the Boy Scouts of Missão Morro do Meio Mission (Joinville, SC), and to the garden of the Social Assistance Reference Center - CRAS. TESTIMONY

Action in the garden of CRAS

‘The greatest result happened to me because I realized that there is no way to teach and mobilize people with only a speech. At some point, the discourse has to turn into action. You cannot talk about the world without showing the concrete world that is outside of the church or the classroom. The great themes of the Christian faith have to make a connection to the local reality and this was my great learning throughout the process. I already knew this in theory, but now I know by a personal experience. Thanks to Missão Aliança and A Rocha Brasil, to collaborate with my journey of faith and for the projects in which we are collaborators. "- Cidinei Cichoves - Missionary of the Ecos na Comunidade Project, Joinville / SC.

Visiting the community garden

The Dream Tree Construction in Flauta Doce Project

2014 ACHIEVEMENTS • 6 organizations trained in São Paulo • 3 in Joinville / SC • 16 workshops, meetings and meetings • 109 people reached • 7 local initiatives Picture from the Troca de Saberes e Vivencias meeting with participants from all the organizations

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MOBILIZE AND CITIZENSHIP

IGREJA ECOCIDADÃS PROJECT

Meeting for who are interested in Igreja Ecocidadãs in Belém / PA

A NEW PROJECT FOR NATIONAL WIDE CHALLENGES

Since 2011, A Rocha Brasil has been encouraging Christians and churches to act as citizens in environmental issues of their city and country. The initial goal was to raise awareness about the issues and debates of the United Nations Conference (Rio + 20), held in 2012 in Rio de Janeiro. After the conference, many people joined the movement in order to involve their churches in environmental issues.

Meeting for who are interested in Igreja Ecocidadãs in Teresina / PI

Citizens from São Paulo (SP), Campinas (SP), Belo Horizonte (MG), Florianópolis (SC), Conceição do Tocantins (TO) and Rio de Janeiro (RJ) organized and gathered to think and discuss about actions for cities.

In 2014, The Rock organized meetings at Igrejas Ecocidadãs in seven different cities and states, aiming to bring people together, create a local group and increase synergy among who were interested.

A new project for Igrejas Ecocidadãs was designed to help churches get involved with local environmental actions. A Rocha is looking for new supporters for the project.

2014 ACHIEVEMENTS 7 meetings, 7 cities, 7 states 95 people reached

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CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY

BETARI PROJECT CONSERVATION AND TRANSFORMATION COMING FROM THE COMMUNITY

Since 2012 A Rocha Brasil operates in Bairro da Serra, Iporanga / SP, located surrounding the Parque Estadual Turístico do Alto Ribeira (PETAR). A Rocha was introduced to the community through the Agua Branca Baptist Church (IBAB), which has been working with the community for over 10 years.

The Mata Atlantica forest is one of the richest biomes on the planet, but also one of the most threatened. The project takes place in a beautiful area very close to the park. Many residents depend on tourism economically, working as guides or managing hotels in their own homes. Even these, there are not many job opportunities and income, so in addition to conservation, the project also aims to contribute to improving the income of families in the district.

Bairro da Serra view

With the IBAB support since 2014, the ARB has been conducting training activities to implement a nursery of native seedlings in the community. At the end of the year, we planted 200 seedlings in a degraded riparian area, symbolizing the beginning of the Betari River restoration that will generate direct benefits for the whole community. The experimental nursery of UNESP Registro/SP donated the seedlings to the project.

The whole project includes training in tourism and entrepreneurship (in partnership with SEBRAE Registro/ SP), the water quality monitoring of the Rio Betari, restoration of riparian forest, conservation Juçara Palm tree (Euterpe edulis Mart.) and associated fauna, environmental education for children and young people.

Nurseries Workshop and seedlings to residents

ACHIEVEMENTS 2014 93 people reached 15 workshops, meetings and talks 200 native seedlings planted 8 native species of Mata Atlântica trees

Volunteers who prepared the ground and planted the seedlings in riparian area of Rio Betari

Children of the community helping planting the native tree seedlings

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Community Nursery in Barra do Turvo view

MORE FROM 2014 NEW OFFICE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ABUB

Today, A Rocha Brasil in partnership with Aliança Bíblica Universitária do Brasil (ABUB) owns an office in Sao Paulo. Sharing a room with this partner is bringing great moments of joy and courage to A Rocha Brasil.

ROCK IN THE VALLEY: ROCK + KINGDOM + SUSTAINABILITY (JOVENS DA VERDADE PARTNERSHIP)

PARAZINHO/RN, COUNTOURGLOBAL PARTNERSHIP

A Rocha Peru plays a very important role in forest restoration in partnership with ContourGlobal. Through this contact, they invited A Rocha Brasil to analyze a community of Parazinho/RN, where this company operates a wind farm. A meeting in order to analyze and interviews with the community provided a basis on an environment education project in county schools. The project was submitted to ContourGlobal and The ARB is waiting for the next steps.

Workshop in Rock no Vale

CHRISTIANITY AND ENVIRONMENT COURSE IN ACEV AND SERVO DE CRISTO SEMINARY

Since 2013, A Rocha Brasil is a partner of this festival where is possible to gather Rock, Kingdom and Sustainability.

The Jovens da Verdade mission is responsible for organizing the event that attracts more than a thousand people. This event takes place every December in their camping in Aruja/ SP. Together with other partner organizations we offered five workshops reaching 150 people. There is more for 2015!

APPROACHING, MEETINGS AND VISITING

In 2014, A Rocha Brasil became known in several environmental sectors of Brazil. A Rocha has moved close to some important and respected organizations through projects, courses, partnerships and exchange knowledge meetings. These organizations are Vidágua, Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (IPÊ), SOS Mata Atlântica, Instituto Refloresta, SEBRAE Registro, UNESP Registro.

ACHIEVEMENTS Practical part of the course in Seminário Servo de Cristo

To ensure the strong actions of the churches in the future, it is essential to the future pastors know Christian basis to relating to the environment during their training. Concerning about it, A Rocha offered a course in two seminaries in 2014. The first one aimed to the leadership of Igreja Açao Evangelica (ACEV), in Patos/PB supported by Tearfund. Thirty people attended and it was a success among the leaders from this region. The second one was in Seminário Servo de Cristo, in São Paulo/ SP and ten people attended it. There is another one scheduled to July 2015 in Servo de Cristo and there is an intention to expand this course to other seminaries all over Brazil.

A Rocha Brasil has improved in some strategic areas in order to grow and become stronger. The regulation was revised and updated. We also added the participation of projects in publications and external sponsors in partnership with A Rocha International (ARI) and A Rocha United States of America (ARIUSA).

NUMBERS Contacts newsletter: 472 people Facebook: 6961 people Twitter: 1195 people 36 volunteers in 2014 48 workshops and environmental education meetings with 272 people 3 environmental Education projects reaching 514 people 2 churches visited reaching 59 people 2 theological courses reaching 41 people

Participants of the course in ACEV seminary

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PARTNERS, SPONSORS AND COLABORATORS Alex Daitx (Iporanga, SP) Bike Tour SP Comunidade Batista Nacional Kerigma (São Luís, MA) ContourGlobal Convenção das Igrejas Batistas Unidas do Ceará – CIBUC Ecos na Comunidade (Joinville, SC) Editora Ultimato (Viçosa, MG) Escola Municipal de Ensino Infantil e Fundamental “Vitor Rodrigues da Motta” (Iporanga, SP) Faculdade Boas Novas (Manaus, AM) Federação das Entidades e Projetos Assistenciais da CIBI (FEPAS) Igreja Ação Evangélica – ACEV (PB) Igreja Batista de Água Branca - IBAB (São Paulo, SP) Igreja Batista de Ibiapina (Ibiapina, CE) Igreja Batista Esperança em Felipe Camarão (Natal, RN) Igreja Cristã da Família (Projeto Espaço Com Viver, São Paulo, SP) Igreja Metodista Livre da Saúde - IMEL (São Paulo, SP) Igreja Presbiteriana de Viçosa - IPV (MG) Igreja Presbiteriana de Felipe Camarão (Natal, RN) Instituto Agente (São Paulo, SP) Instituto RENOVO (Santo André, SP) Instituto Socioambiental – ISA (Eldorado, SP) Missão Morro do Meio (Joinville, SC) MJPOP Brasil/Visão Mundial Moradores do Bairro da Serra (Iporanga, SP) Parque Estadual Turístico do Alto Ribeira – PETAR (Iporanga, SP) Programa de Desenvolvimento de Área Caminhos do Sol/Visão Mundial (Natal, RN) Projeto “Da semente à floresta” (Vale do Ribeira) Projeto Missionário Vila Capriotti (Carapicuíba, SP) SEBRAE (Registro, SP) Seminário Teológico Servo de Cristo (São Paulo, SP) Sindicato dos Trabalhadores e Trabalhadoras Rurais de Duque Bacelar (MA) UNESP (Registro, SP)

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APRESENTAÇÃO AND ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSPARENCY

ECONOMIC AND FINACIAL PERFORMANCE OPERATIONAL REVENUE

38,61% 61,39%

SUPERVISORY FISCAL BOARD – 2014

The Supervisory Fiscal Board of the Associação Cristã de Pesquisa e Conservação do Meio Ambiente A Rocha Brasil, was reunited on 17th January of 2015 at Rua Cunha Gago, 198 - Pinheiros – São Paulo - SP, with the aim of: 1) Analyze the financial reports and attached documents relating to January and December 2014 presented by the Executive Board; 2) Verify if the considerations mentioned in the previous meeting were done.

After checking the expenses report and verifying that the considerations mentioned in the register book (no. 01/2014) were properly treated; thus, the Supervisory Fiscal Board approves the submitted accounts and gives its assent to approve at A Rocha Brasil Assembly meeting to be held on 7th March of 2015.

n Associates/Donations n Sale of material/Others n Projects and parnerships

OPERATIONAL EXPENSES

1,54%

0,14%

9,35% EXTERNAL AUDITING – 2013

All our accounts are auditing by external companies what qualify even more our work. Follow the results of the External Auditing 2013.

13,43%

75,54%

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Projects Human Resources Administration Promotional Material Meetings adn Events

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OUR TEAM

A ROCHA BRASIL TEAM – 2015/2017

Administrative Board and Fiscal Board of A Rocha Brasil

ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD

1st Treasure

FISCAL BOARD

President

Andréa Cristina Salema Accounting Technician (Brás Cubas) Labor and Environment Technician (Brás Cubas)

Andrea Pereira Norte Educational Designer (PUC-São Paulo), Business and Technology Management MBA

Robson de Souza Monteiro Chemical Engineer (UFMG) Doctorate (UFRJ) Postdoctoral (Worcester Polytechnic Institute – USA) Vice-President Rodolpho Oliveira Simas Business Management (PUC-São Paulo) Environment Technologies management Master’s degree (USP)

2nd Treasure Larissa Tiemi Nakano Environmental Management (USP) Chaplain Pr. Timóteo Carriker Doctorate (Fueller Theological Seminary – USA) EXECUTIVE TEAM

1st Secretary

Executive Director

Pedro Luiz de Abreu Tax Law Expertise (PUC-São Paulo)

Andrea Ramos Santos Ecologist (UNESP – Rio Claro) Environmental Education Expertise (SENAC – RJ)

2nd Secretary

Project Coordinator

Lawyer (PUC Campinas)

Solange Cristina Mazzoni-Viveiros Biologist (USP) Doctorate (USP) Postdoctoral (UNICAMP)

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Raquel Arouca Biologist (UFSCar) Doctorate (ESALQ/USP) Environmental Education Expertise (SENAC – RJ)

Pedro Vitor B. Bergonzi Mechanic Engineer (UNICAMP) Luis Antonio Pagano Civil Engineer, Law (USP) Paulo G. D. Santiago (alternative member) Advertising (PUC – Campinas) Ana Luísa C. Barreiros (alternative member) Law (Mackenzie) SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Gínia César Bontempo – Biologist– Doctorate and Postdoctoral (UFV – Viçosa) Iracema Helena Schoenlein Biologist (UNIARARAS) – Doctorate (UNESP – R. Claro) Luís Paulo Roque – Forest Engineer (UNESP – Botucatu), Business Management expertise (FGV – São Paulo) Marcela Firens da Silveira Biologist (ESALQ/USP) Doctorate (UNICAMP) Thiago Caio Celante Gomes Biologist (UFPR- Curitiba) – Environment Studies Master’s degree (University of Victoria – CA- USA)

GET INVOLVED

VOLUNTEERS 2014 SPECIAL THANKS TO THE VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO ARB THIS YEAR:

Ana Beatriz Cunha Corrêa Ana Gois Ana Luisa Barreiros Anderson Luis Pereira-Xá Andreza Melo Arianne Constantino de Medeiros Billy Viveiros Cliff Jones

YOU CAN TAKE PART OF A ROCHA BRASIL IN SEVERAL WAYS:

Cristiane Elfes Damares Oliveira Moreira Daniel Livsey Elbio Miyahira Guilherme Iamarino Gustavo H. R. Santos Hernani Ramos Higor Valin

PRAY!

A Rocha Brasil is a Christian organization and develops socio-environmental projects all over Brazil. Pray is one of the best ways you can be part together with ARB. If you wish to be more close to the organization and pray for us, please email your personal information or get in touch by the site.

Isabela Areias Jill Brito

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João Lotufo

We depend on donations from people and companies to do the job.

It is a privilege to receive your donation, a resource from someone who believes on the organization and its work. If you want to be part donating, please access www.educacaoambiental.org.br

Jorge Tonnera Jr. Juliana Szabo Leandro Fonseca Leonara Almeida Lívia Andrade Lucas Florêncio Mariano Marcos Custódio Maria Eugênia Barrientos

BE A VOLUNTEER!

A beautiful net of people dedicates time to the organization in a voluntary and graceful way. The voluntary work is part of the ARB DNA since the beginning and it has been contributing a lot to the growth and development of the organization. If you want to be a volunteer, apply in the site.

Nathalie Wutzky

CONTACT US!

Paula Reis

A Rocha Brasil would appreciate very much to be in touch with you. In case there is any doubt about our projects and deeds, please let us know by brasil@arocha.orgb

Pedro Abreu Rebeca de Oliveira Batista Rosana Paskevicius Rui de Sousa Lima Sabrina Visigalli Samuel Alonso Shirlenne Nascimento dos Santos

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