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(CHEJ), which helps communities with similar problems.
Wangari Maathai has led thousands of women in Kenya in restoring denuded lands through tree planting, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her efforts. Another green heroine was Dorothy Stang, who was murdered in 2005 by land speculators angry at her efforts to preserve Amazon rain forest.
Not all of environmentalism’s leading female lights have such a high profile, but their work is key nonetheless. Deb Callahan turned the League of Conservation Voters into a strong political force during her decade-long stint as Executive Director. Frances Beinecke became the first woman president of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in 2006. And Betsy Taylor founded
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