TOWNS Awardees

Anna R. Oposa is the Executive Director and “Chief Mermaid” of Save Philippine Seas, a movement to conserve coastal and marine resources by empowering “seatizens” towards collective action and behavior change. For over a decade, she has been at the forefront of campaigns and projects on ocean climate action, preventing and managing marine litter, and shark conservation.

EDUCATION
Anna graduated with a degree in BA English Studies from the University of the Philippines-Diliman with honors and obtained her MSc in Conservation Science from Imperial College London as a Chevening scholar. She was a Marine Conservation Fellow of Duke University’s Marine Lab in 2017.

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
Anna has been recognized locally and internationally for her work in environmental conservation and youth development: she was the youngest recipient of the Future for Nature Award in 2012; one of the 2021 awardees for The Outstanding Young Men and Women of the Philippines (TOYM); and one of the 2021 awardees for The Outstanding Women in Nation’s Service (TOWNS). She also became an Ashoka Fellow in 2021.

OTHERS
Anna is passionate about puns, punctuation marks, lipsticks, and wearing sunscreen every day.