Samantha Anunciação
Brazil
Samantha Anunciação is a young Amazonian woman belonging to traditional Afro-Brazilian communities. She holds a degree in Biology from the University of São Paulo (USP), is pursuing a postgraduate specialization in Amazonian Studies at the Federal Institute of Pará (IFPA), and is a Master's student in the Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences (UFPA/EMBRAPA/MPEG). She coordinates the Climate Justice portfolio at the Jeholu Cultural Occupation and is a member of the Advanced Center for Socio-Ecological Research for Environmental Restoration in the Amazon (CAPOEIRA Center – EMBRAPA). In 2025, she served as Brazil's party overflow representative at COP30 and received certification as a Climate Youth Ambassador from The Climate Reality Project Brazil, specializing in negotiations on Loss and Damage. In 2020, she received an honorable mention in the Green and Sustainable Solutions for Urban Areas category of the Green Diplomacy for Youth Competition, organized by the European Union in Brazil. Her work focuses on the connections and dialogue surrounding climate adaptation and climate justice, with an emphasis on the central role of traditional knowledge.