The family and friends of Professor Wangari Maathai on Tuesday released plans and events that will precede the funeral of the fallen hero and head of the Greenbelt Movement. In Nairobi, books to pay ...

Dorceta Taylor, a pioneering scholar who has dedicated her career to dismantling barriers and fostering inclusivity within the environmental movement, has been appointed the Wangari Maathai Professor ...

“The work of the Green Belt Movement stands as a testament to the power of grassroots organizing, proof that one person’s simple idea — that a community should come together to plant trees — can make ...

NAIROBI, Kenya, September 26, 2011 (ENS) – Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, passed away at the Nairobi Hospital Sunday, while undergoing treatment ...

NAIROBI, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her campaigns to save Kenyan forests, died in hospital on Sunday after a long struggle with ...

Professor Wangari Maathai contributed over many decades to furthering the ideals and objectives of the United Nations. A globally recognized champion for human rights and women’s empowerment, ...

"If the Mau Forest is destroyed, Kenya will die." This is the stark message of the scientist and Nobel Peace Prizewinner Professor Wangari Maathai from the University of Nairobi. Poverty and climate ...

Makafui's Open Letter to Wangari Maathai: “Professor Maathai, It was during my second year in college when I first heard of your name. It was probably the answer to a trivia question. “Who was the ...

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