Augusta Henriques

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Augusta Henriques
Born1952
Nationality Guinea-Bissau
Occupation(s)Activist, educator, government minister
OrganizationTiniguena
AwardsRamsar Wetland Conservation Award

Augusta Henriques (born 1952) is a Bissau-Guinean activist, educator and government minister, who in 2012 was the recipient of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award (Management). [1] [2]

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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