Augusta Henriques

An activist, educator and government minister from Guinea-Bissau, who in 2012 was the recipient of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award Secretary General of the NGO Tiniguena in Guinea-Bissau
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IntroAn activist, educator and government minister from Guinea-Bissau, who in 2012 was the recipient of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award Secretary General of the NGO Tiniguena in Guinea-Bissau
PlacesGuinea-Bissau
isEnvironmentalist
Work fieldActivism
Gender
Female
Awards
Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award2012
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Biography

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).

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

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

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