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Cameroonian activist wins Wangari Maathai Forest Champions’ Award 2022

Category : Awards
Published on: May 09 2022 Share on facebook

  • Activist Cécile Ndjebet, of Cameroon won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to preserving forests and improving the lives of people who depend on them.
  • Presented by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), which is chaired by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the award was conferred at a ceremony during the XV World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Wangari Maathai, the Forest Champions Award recognises inspiring individuals who have helped preserve, restore and sustainably manage forests.
  • Wangari Maathai award instituted in 2012 in the memory of Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Prof. Wangari Maathai.
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