Wangari Maathai

On the 1st of August 2009, the 2004 Nobel peace prize winner, Prof Wangari Maathai and her Green Belt movement made an impassioned plea to the Kenyan public for immediate action to save the forests, wetlands, marshlands, swamps. This was owing to the fact that Kenya’s forest cover has decline to less than 2% since independence and continues to decline. In particular the country’s water tower, the Mau forest is rapidly being depleted and is close to the point of no return. Youth groups, conservationists, Non Governmental Organizations, Community Based Organizations and the general public were all invited to take part in a tree ... Read Full Story

Inspired by the environmental visionary 2004 Nobel Peace laureate Dr. Wangari Maathai and her Green Belt Movement, Shaklee set a goal to plant one million trees throughout North America, helping offset a significant portion of the CO2 the company produces while raising awareness of climate change. Homebusinesspress.com MLM Network Marketing Leads Formula. This Internet Marketing System and mastermind team, Weekly Live Training Webinars and MLM Tutorial Videos Will Teach YOU How to Do EXACTLY What I did to PERSONALLY Recruit 1,935 PAYING Team Members.... Then, what they did to DUPLICATE My Efforts and Build My Team to Over 13,246 PAYING Members In Less Than ... Read Full Story

Wangari Maathai, the nobel Peace prize winning Green, interviewed on Today (go to 0847) . She says that what Africa needs is not just Western aid, but good governance. I will write to draw her attention to the Global Index of Human Rights , which aims to do exactly this thing. In particular, it includes information on the Ibrahim Index for African Governance , a model that applies to sub-Saharan Africa. Wangari wants us to plant a billion trees by the end of 2009. This is a reasonable and achievable target. In Sao Paolo last year, I met Haidar el Ali, a Green from ... Read Full Story

“We can work together for a better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of humankind.” Wangari Maathai When Wangari Maathai received the Norwegian Nobel Prize in 2004, the Committee said that “Her unique forms of action have contributed to drawing attention to political oppression—nationally and internationally. She has served as inspiration for many in the fight for democratic rights and has especially encouraged women to better their situation." In one of the photographs taken at the award ceremony Wangari is radiating a joy and power that seems incredible for someone who has been knocked unconscious for protesting, ... Read Full Story

Standing for Peace, Taking Care of The Earth Unbowed: A Memoir by Dr. Wangari Maathai hosted by Cody's Books and First Congregational Churh in Berkeley California October 30, 2006 http://fora.tv/2006/10/30/Wangari_Maathai Read Full Story