Cécile Ndjebet

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.

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. She holds a Master of Sciences degree in Social forestry from Wageningen Agricultural University in The Netherlands.

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. 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.

In November 2022, she was awarded the UNEP's Champions of the Earth award.

Awards

 * 2022 : Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award
 * 2022 : United Nations Champion of the Earth for Inspiration and Action