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Cecile Ndjebet started her carrier in Cameroon as a civil servant. In 2012, she was elected Climate Change Champion of the Central African Commission on Forests. [4] She is the President of the African Women's Network for Community Management of Forests (REFACOF), an organisation promoting women's participation in natural resources management in Cameroon she founded in 2001.
Wangarĩ Maathai (/ w æ n ˈ ɡ ɑː r i m ɑː ˈ ð aɪ /; 1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement, [2] [3] an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights.
In 2012, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests launched the Wangari Maathai Forest Champion Award to honour the life and work of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai. Winners include: 2012 Narayan Kaji Shrestha; an honourable mention to Kurshida Begum [3] 2014 Martha Isabel "Pati" Ruiz Corzo; an honourable mention to Chut Wutty [4]
During the Congress, Ugandan community leader Gertrude Kabusimbi Kenyangi was awarded the Collaborative Partnership on Forests 2015 Wangari Maathai 'Forest Champions' Award in recognition of her efforts to promote the conservation and sustainable use of her country's forest resources. [36]
The GBM selected the first Wangari Maathai Environmental Achievement Award Winner and launched the award in 2011. The project also promotes the planting of trees in a collaborative manner amongst many communities. Advocacy and Climate Change Projects: Participated in the Collection of 1.2 Million Signatures to Stop Political Impunity.
[5] [6] The campaign is a continuation of the activities of the earlier Billion Tree Campaign, instigated by Wangari Maathai, who founded the Green Belt Movement in Africa in 1977. As of 30 May 2021 [update] , 164 restoration projects participate in the campaign and 13.96 billion (1.396% of the goal) trees have been planted worldwide.
Karura Forest is an urban forest in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. The forest was gazetted in 1932 [1] and is managed by the Kenya Forest Service [2] in conjunction with the Friends of Karura Forest Community Forest Association. [3] Karura Forest is 1,041 hectares (2,570 acres) consisting of three parts separated by Limuru and Kiambu roads. The ...
In the 1970s, Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 1986, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award , and in 2004 became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for "her contribution to ...