Mariama Mamane
{{Short description|Nigerien environmental activist}}{{Infobox person
| name = Mariama Mamane
| birth_place = Niger River
| alma_mater = University of Niamey
| organization = Jacigreen
| known_for = Agricultural and ecological engineering
}}
Mariama Mamane is an environmentalist and engineer from Niger.{{Cite web|last=Moyouzame|first=Aisha|date=7 March 2020|title=Au Niger, Mariama Mamane transforme les plantes nuisibles en électricité et en biogaz|url=http://news.aniamey.com/h/96538.html|access-date=2022-02-20|website=aniamey.com}}{{Cite web|date=2019-07-23|title=Persistence pays: powering a green economy|url=http://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/persistence-pays-powering-green-economy|access-date=2022-02-20|website=UNEP|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2017-05-01|title=Jacigreen : la dépollueuse du fleuve Niger|url=https://www.bbc.com/afrique/region-39772719|access-date=2022-02-20|website=BBC News Afrique|language=fr}}
Mamane founded Jacigreen company and won several innovation prizes for her work to improve the ecology of rivers.
Early life and education
Mamane was born to a mother who holds a master's degree in life and earth sciences.{{Cite news|date=2016-11-29|title=A Ouagadougou, une élève ingénieure veut produire de l'électricité avec la jacinthe d'eau|language=fr|work=Le Monde.fr|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2016/11/29/a-ouagadougou-une-eleve-ingenieure-veut-produire-de-l-electricite-avec-la-jacinthe-d-eau_5040185_3212.html|access-date=2022-02-20}}
Mamane grew up by the Niger River in her home city of Niamey, and as of 2020 was living in Burkina Faso.{{Cite web|title=UN Environment Young Champion of the Earth for Africa: Mariama Mamane|url=https://gdc.unicef.org/resource/un-environment-young-champion-earth-africa-mariama-mamane|access-date=2022-02-20|website=UNICEF Global Development Commons|language=en}} She holds a degree in biodiversity and environmental management from University of Niamey.
Career
In 2016, Mamane won the Entrepreneurial Journey prize from International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (also known as 2iE){{Cite web|last=|last2=|date=2017-12-11|title=Produire de l'énergie à partir de la jacinthe, le projet "Jacigreen" de Mariama Mamane|url=http://www.commodafrica.com/11-12-2017-produire-de-lenergie-partir-de-la-jacinthe-le-projet-jacigreen-de-mariama-mamane|access-date=2022-02-20|website=Commodafrica}} and founded the company Jacigreen{{Cite web|last=|title=Mariama Mamane {{!}} CoalitionWILD|url=https://coalitionwild.org/project-leader/mariama-mamane/,%20https://coalitionwild.org/project-leader/mariama-mamane/|access-date=2022-02-20|website=Coalition Wild|language=en-US}} and registered it in Ouagadougou.{{Cite web|title=When invasive plants produce some great ideas!|url=https://www.livingcircular.veolia.com/en/inspirations/when-invasive-plants-produce-some-great-ideas|access-date=2022-02-20|website=Living Circular|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2019-07-30|title=Magugu maji ni kula yangu, ni mtaji wangu - Mariama Mamane|url=https://news.un.org/sw/story/2019/07/1063451|access-date=2022-02-20|website=Habari za UN|language=sw}} Jacigreen works to turn invasive hyacinth into agricultural fertiliser and compost and biogas. The biogas is used in generators to create electricity.
In 2016, Mamane also won the jury's favourite prize at the African Rethink Awards.
In 2017, Mamane was awarded the United Nations Environment Programme Young Champions of the Earth Prize. The prize was worth $15,000.{{Cite web|title=Meet UN's 'Young Champions Of The Earth'|url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/meet-uns-young-champions-of-the-earth-1784375|access-date=2022-02-20|website=NDTV.com}}{{Cite web|title=Environnement : La nigérienne Mariama Mamane, championne de la terre pour l'Afrique - leFaso.net|url=https://lefaso.net/spip.php?page=web-tv-video&id_article=80888&rubrique216|access-date=2022-02-20|website=lefaso.net}}
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Category:Abdou Moumouni University alumni
Category:21st-century Nigerien engineers
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