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Bookmark or Share- Wangari Maathai Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life & AchievementsWangari Maathai was a renowned environmentalist activist who spent the better half of her life fighting for environmental issues. A Nobel Prize laureate, she was the first African woman and the first environmentalist to be bestowed with the prestigious award.
- Wangarĩ Maathai - WikipediaWangari Maathai was an elected member of the Parliament of Kenya and, between January 2003 and November 2005, served as Assistant Minister for Environment and Natural Resources in the government of President Mwai Kibaki. She was an Honorary Councillor of the World Future Council.
- Wangari Maathai – Biographical - NobelPrize.orgWangari Maathai is internationally recognized for her persistent struggle for democracy, human rights and environmental conservation. She has addressed the UN on several occasions and spoke on behalf of women at special sessions of the General Assembly for the five-year review of the earth summit.
- Green Belt Movement - Wikipedia1977: The Green Belt Movement was founded by Wangari Maathai in association with the National Council of Women of Kenya. 1980s: The Green Belt Movement established more than 600 tree nurseries who were installed by women throughout Kenya (2,500 – 3,000 women assisting).
- Wangari Maathai – Facts - NobelPrize.orgWangari Maathai was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She was also the first female scholar from East and Central Africa to take a doctorate (in biology), and the first female professor ever in her home country of Kenya.
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