"We can't fight the climate emergency if we cannot protect and regenerate our land."
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Sevidzem Ernestine Leikeki
Sevidzem Ernestine Leikeki (born 1985) is a climate activist from Cameroon and in 2021 was awarded as a BBC 100 Women, for "women who create lasting change". She is a climate and gender activist from the North-West region of Cameroon, and she is the founder of Cameroon Gender and Environment Watch.
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