French President Jacques Chirac during the conference on biodiversity at the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris, France on January 25th, 2005. [Getty Images]

FRANCE - JANUARY 25: The Nobel Peace Price 2004 Wangari Maathai during the conference on biodiversity at the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris, France on January 25th, 2005. (Photo by Laurent ZABULON/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)