With the sad news of Wangari Maathai's death on Sunday night (25 September), we celebrate the life and philosophy of an extraordinary woman via a series of video clips, below. Maathai, a veteran ...

Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work on environmentalism and social justice. She was born in 1940 into a Kenya still under British colonial rule ...

My name is Wangari Maathai. In my country of Kenya ... The trees that we started planting when I was younger… I got to see them grow, and become mature trees. Now life is so much better for ...

Today marks World Wetlands Day, a global event dedicated to raising awareness about the vital role wetlands play in sustaining life on Earth.This year's theme, "Protecting Wetlands for Our Common ...

Wangari Maathai recognized the link between peace ... Leymah Gbowee, who was just 17 when the civil war began, became a young ...

"In her quest to liberate forests, Prof Maathai and other women founded the Green Belt Movement. Through her inspiration, Go Green Hub was founded," she said. "We mostly work with young people ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Wangari Maathai's daughter Wanjra Mathai Kenyan environmentalist and activist Wanjira ...

In 2004, Kenyan Wangari Maathai became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She was an environmentalist and human rights activist who founded the Green Belt Movement in the 1970s.

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 ...

Among those championing the cause is 11-year-old Alice Wanjiru Mubia, a young environmental crusader inspired by the late Prof. Wangari Maathai. Alice is proving that no action is too small when it ...

The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) launched the first Wangari Maathai Award in 2012 to honour the memory of Kenyan Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai, who championed forests around the ...