It’s very sensitive, but also very rewarding. - Adjany Costa

We must always be aware that any conservation space is a range of components: it’s not just about biodiversity, it’s not just about the local communities.

There are a lot of people who try to stop you for different reasons – because they don’t believe in you, or because you’re too young to be taken seriously, or because you’re a woman. It has happened to me several times, and I didn’t think it was possible until I entered this world.

It’s a very grey world where you have to focus on everything that has been accomplished in the field because that’s what brings you hope moving forward.