Английская Википедия:Cécile Ndjebet
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Cécile Bibiane Ndjebet is a Cameroonian environmental activist and social forester. She is known for her work in promoting women's rights to land and forests. She is the winner of the 2022 Wangari Maathai Award.[1]
Early life and education
Cécile Ndjebet was born in a rural locality near Edea in the Littoral region of Cameroon. Her mother was a farmer.[2] She holds a Master of Sciences degree in Social forestry from Wageningen Agricultural University in The Netherlands.[3]
Career
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.[4]
In November 2022, she was awarded the UNEP's Champions of the Earth award.[5]
Awards
- 2022 : Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award[6]
- 2022 : United Nations Champion of the Earth for Inspiration and Action[7]
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