Displaying an iron will that vexed the bureaucrats, the 5-foot-tall, 90-pound monk waged a one-woman battle that included dozens of sit-ins and hunger strikes.

Despite condemnation and indictment, a determined woman has devoted herself to helping preserve the natural environment in her native South Korea. Following her own beliefs, and not always meeting with external success, she continues her work.

(Read the story in the LA Times)