Augusta Henriques

Augusta Henriques is an activist, educator and government minister from Guinea-Bissau, who in 2012 was the recipient of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award (Management).[1][2]

Augusta Henriques
NationalityGuinea-Bissau
Occupation(s)Activist; government minister
OrganizationTiniguena
AwardsRamsar Wetland Conservation Award

In 1991 Henriques co-founded the non-governmental organisation Tiniguena, which campaigns for biodiversity action and community participation in Guinea-Bissau.[3] She was also a founding trustee of the Foundation for Education with Production, a charity developed by Patrick van Rensberg.[4]

Henriques has represented the country internationally, including as representative to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).[5] She also worked in the Ministry of National Education as Head of Adult Education.[6]

References
  1. Hub, IISD's SDG Knowledge. "Ramsar Announces 2012 Award Winners | News | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD". Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  2. Diop, Salif; Barusseau, Jean-Paul; Descamps, Cyr (2014-06-02). The Land/Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone of West and Central Africa. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-06388-1.
  3. equality, Inter Pares globalize. "Augusta Henriques: a lifetime activist for preservation of biodiversity in Guinea-Bissau". Inter Pares. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  4. Shillington, Kevin (2020-07-01). Patrick van Rensburg: Rebel, visionary and radical educationist, a biography. NYU Press. ISBN 978-1-77614-604-8.
  5. Proceedings. IUCN. 1997. ISBN 978-2-8317-0394-7.
  6. Afrika: German Review of Political, Economic and Cultural Affairs in Africa and Madagascar. Afrika Verlag. 1984.
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