Adjany Costa

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Adjany Costa (born 1989) is an Angolan marine biologist and conservationist from Huambo who has served as the Angolan Minister of Culture, Tourism and Environment.[1][2][3] Adjany is committed to saving one of the world’s last wild places, the Okavango Basin.[4]

Costa was the African winner of the United Nations Environment Programme Young Champions of the Earth award[5] and the Angolan First Order of Civil Merit[6] in 2019. She received this in recognition for her community-based conservation work with the Luchaze people of the Eastern Angolan highlands and the Okavango Delta.[7][8] She is a National Geographic Explorer, and appeared in the 2018 documentary film Into the Okavango.[9] Costa has a master's degree and is working towards a PhD at the University of Oxford.[2]

She was appointed the position of Minister of Culture, Tourism and Environment in April 2020, making her the youngest minister in Angolan history.[2] She was later removed from the position in October 2020 by President João Lourenço and kept as a consultant to the President.[10]

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  1. ^ Africa, Forbes (2020-05-26). "'With Covid-19, See How Resilient Nature Is'". Forbes Africa. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  2. ^ a b c "Who is Adjany Costa, the youngest minister in Angola's history?". VerAngola. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  3. ^ "WildCRU's Adjany Costa appointed as Angola's Minister of Culture, Tourism and the Environment | WildCRU". Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  4. ^ "Young Champion of the Earth 2019: Adjany Costa". UNEP. UNEP. 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  5. ^ UNEP. "Adjany Costa". Young Champions of the Earth - UN Environment Program. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  6. ^ "2019 Young champion for Africa receives civil award". UN Environment. 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  7. ^ "Adjany Costa". National Geographic Expeditions. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  8. ^ UNEP (2019-09-17). "Young environmental prize winner for Africa is saving the world's last wild hotspots". Young Champions of the Earth - UN Environment Program. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  9. ^ "'Into the Okavango': Film Review | Tribeca 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  10. ^ "João Lourenço exonerates Adjany Costa from her position as Minister of Culture, Tourism and Environment". VerAngola. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
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