Sara Cognuck
Sara Cognuck is a climate activist from Costa Rica.
Early life and education
In her early life, Cognuck lived in Peñas Blancas. She currently lives in Esparza.[1] She is graduate of University of Costa Rica.[2]
Activism
She started her activism when she was 15 years old. [3] One of her activism started on 2015 or 2016 when she joined National Council of Young Persons of Costa Rica which being part of movement to include climate action in the Public Policy of the Young Person 2020–2024.[1] Cognuck was also a coordinator of Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) which is an event precede COP 25 and part of Youth Constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change which joined by 70 youth.[4] She is also one of youth representative for Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action. [5]
Reference
- ^ a b Kutz, Cat (1 August 2021). "Nature & Nurture: How Costa Rica's Environmentalism Shaped Sara Cognuck Into a Climate Leader". www.smithsonianmag.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Sara Cognuck González – Consejo Nacional de la Persona Joven". Cuarto Foro Mundial de Ciudades Bajas en Carbono (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ Chandramouli, Kartik (2019-12-19). "Youth rising at COP25: They came, they protested, they negotiated". Mongabay-India. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ Martinez, Adrián (2019-10-08). "Conferencia de la Juventud Costa Rica LCOY – 2019". La Ruta del Clima (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "COP 25: Young climate activists call for urgent action on the climate crisis at UNICEF-OHCHR event". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 2022-04-22.