Anoka Primrose Abeyrathne

Anoka Abeyrathne is an eco-social entrepreneur, advocate, and currently serves as the regional coordinator of the Royal Commonwealth Society. Known for Mangrove conservation, digital upskilling, nature-based solutions, and regenerative agriculture, she has been a lead negotiator with the British Council for the historic Loss and Damage Fund. Abeyrathne is a Forbes under 30 awardee, Sri Lanka’s first female World Economic Forum New Champion, the youngest and first Sri Lankan awardee of the World Youth Award, Cosmopolitan 35 under 35, and the first Sri Lankan female Commonwealth Youth Award recipient from HM the Queen. She has over 10 years of experience in the corporate, social, and public sectors, having served as an assistant director of the Ministry of Environment.