Wangari Maathai, a little-known environmental activist from Kenya, was awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize. It was a surprise, but Maathai says the Nobel committee was able to see the connection ...

(Updated 9/29 8 a.m.) – The Gonzaga community is honoring Wangari Maathai by arranging for a free public viewing of Taking Root, the documentary about her founding of The Green Belt Movement. The ...

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small town in Atchison, Kansas,” Maathai said.

And in Oslo, Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai has received the Nobel Peace Prize for 2004. She is the first African woman and first environmentalist to receive the prestigious award. Maathai was ...

It seems the name Wangari is the route to courage and boldness. The other Wangari—Martha Karua—has shaken our politics by joining the race to State House. She has a chance to stamp her mark on Kenya’s ...

Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai believes there's much more to Africa than can be gleaned from a headline. In her book, The Challenge For... Wangari Maathai Outlines 'Challenge For Africa' ...

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, ...