Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work on environmentalism and social justice. She was born in 1940 into a Kenya still under British colonial rule ...

"However, it was Wangari Maathai, this amazing Kenyan woman, who had planted millions of trees in her community to spread awareness about what tree planting can do, and how it can develop a ...

With the sad news of Wangari Maathai's death on Sunday night (25 September), we celebrate the life and philosophy of an extraordinary woman via a series of video clips, below. Maathai, a veteran ...

4 African Women Trailblazers in Championing Peace and Security Wangari Maathai (Kenya) The late Wangari Maathai was the first ...

Studies suggest that plant species are going extinct at approximately 500 times the natural or background rate of extinction.

She is also the current chair of the Wangari Maathai Foundation and the former chair of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya. "I would love to see the inclusive transformation from a people ...

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Dean of the Faculty , Fuller-Maathai Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Intersectionality Studies R. Danielle Egan, the Fuller-Maathai Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Intersectionality Studies at ...

As our guide explained, one of her most significant theoretical contributions was establishing the profound connection ...

Gertrude Kagiri an environmentalist and a founder of the Tetu Environment art group explained the efforts of the late Prof in tree planting and conservation were unique and impactful to date.

This is to the youth of Africa. This is to the youth in the world,” declared Desmond Alugnoa, the co-founder of GAYO, one of ...

If you want to experience the real Kenya, then pick up this memoir by Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai. This story ...