Ursula Rakova
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Born1964 or 1965
Han, Carteret Atoll, Papua New Guinea
EmployerTulele Peisa
KnownforEnvironmental activism
AwardsPride of PNG
2008
2008
Ursula Rakova | |
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 Rakova speaking in Adelaide in 2018 | |
| Born | 1964 or 1965 Han, Carteret Atoll, Papua New Guinea |
| Employer | Tulele Peisa |
| Known for | Environmental activism |
| Awards | Pride of PNG 2008 |
Ursula Rakova (born 1964 or 1965) is a Papua New Guinean environmentalist and climate change activist. In 2008, she was awarded the Pride of PNG award for her environmental contributions to the development of her country. As executive director of the not-for-profit organisation Tulele Peisa,[1][2] she is responsible for organizing the relocation of the inhabitants of the Carteret Islands to the mainland of Bougainville Province. The islands are expected to be uninhabitable by 2040, rendering Rakova's people the world's first climate refugees.[3][4]