Wangari Maathai

Wangari Muta Maathai (born April 1, 1940 in Nyeri) is a Kenyan environmental and political activist. In 2004 she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace" — the first African woman to receive the award.

External links and sources

• Wangari Maathai's Personal Website
• Nobel citation
• The Green Belt Movement
• Friends of the Green Belt Movement North America
• Free video clips of Wangari Maathai at Big Picture TV
• Sofie Prize citation
• BBC synopsis on Wangari's Nobel award
• BBC profile of Wangari
• Biography on about.com
• Profile on goldmanprize.org
• FemBio: Wangari Maathai
• Government of Kenya: Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources includes a biography of Dr. Maathai
• March 8th, 2005 interview of Wangari Maathai on Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now!
• Kenyan collects Nobel peace prize
• Lantern Books: her publisher
• LearnToQuestion/Maathai: Site with links to resources
• ECOSOCC

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