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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Activist Cecile Ndjebet, who has won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award, belongs to which country?
A
Eritrea
B
Kenya
C
Congo
D
Cameroon
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Activist Cécile Ndjebet, of Cameroon, won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to conserving forests and improving the lives of people who depend on them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. Who has won the ‘2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award’? Notes: Activist Cécile Ndjebet of Cameroon won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award in recognition of her contribution to preserving forests and improving the lives of people depending on forests.

Detailed explanation-3: -This award celebrates Cécile Ndjebet’s energy and dedication over three decades to promoting women’s rights to land and forests.

Detailed explanation-4: -Established by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests in 2012 in memory of Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, the Forest Champions Award recognises inspiring individuals who have helped preserve, restore and sustainably manage forests.

Detailed explanation-5: -2004 Nobel Peace Prize Between 1901 and 2018, only 52 Nobel Prize awards were given to women, while 852 Nobel Prize awards have been given to men. Through her significant efforts, Wangari Maathai became the first African woman, and the first environmentalist, to win the Peace Prize.

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