Sara Cognuck
Sara Cognuck Gonzalez is a Costa Rican climate activist.
Early life
Growing up in the middle of the forests in Penas Blancas in the Esparza canton, Cognuck developed a connection with nature. This prompted her to work for conservation and sustainable management. She is a natural resource manager, specialising in coastal marine management. For example, she has merged her profession with her activism and has been an activist since she was 16 years old.
Activism
Cognuck is a co-founder of "Red de Juventudes y Cambio Climatico de Costa Rica" (Network of Youth and Climate Change of Costa Rica). She was a youth representative for Costa Rica at the "Asamblea Nacional de la Persona Joven". She was also a member of the Board of Directors of the "Consejo de la Persona Joven" (Youth Council). She led environmental and climate action efforts.
In 2019, Cognuck hosted the first youth event in a PreCOP. She was a part of the team presenting the "Declaratoria Intergubernamental de Juventudes, Ninez y Cambio Climatico" (Intergovernmental Declaration on Youth, Children and Climate Change) at COP25. On 3 November 2020, she was one of the speakers at "TEDx PuraVidaJoven2020".
References
Costa Rican people
Living people
Climate activists
Youth activists
1996 births