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Wangari Maathai was...:

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Wangari Maathai was the founder of the Green Belt Movement, an environmentalist, a civil society and women’s rights activist, and a former parliamentarian. You can read about her life and her organization in her books (see below). You can also scan condensed versions of her life and achievements, including being awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.

Since winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Wangari Maathai had become a spokesperson for a number of important initiatives.

Both before and since she won the Nobel Peace Prize, Wangari Maathai spoke about, and was interviewed on, a range of subjects. You can read these articles, interviews, and statements, by visiting the themed sections listed at the bottom of this page, and in the menu bar on the side of each page.

About Wangari Maathai

Biography

Curriculum Vitae

The Nobel Peace Prize

Maathai Quotes

Other Initiatives

Books

Wangari Maathai was the author of four books, The Challenge for Africa, Unbowed: A Memoir, The Green Belt Movement: Sharing the Approach and the Experience, and Replenishing the Earth: Spiritual Values for Healing Ourselves and the World.

Wangari Maathai On …

Africa

AIDS

Animals and Wildlife

Climate Change

Culture

Democracy and Civil Society

Development

Environmentalism

Kenya

Peace and Reconciliation

Religion

Women’s Rights