Wangarĩ Muta Maathai (/wænˈɡɑːri mɑːˈðaɪ/; 1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011) was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist who founded the...

In 2004, Wangari Maathai received the Nobel Peace Prize, making her the first African woman to win. On September 25, 2011, Wangari Maathai died of ovarian...

Ministry". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-06-25. Wangari Muta Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, dies at 71, nytimes.com, 27 September...

her light...". The foundation has three priorities: maintaining Wangari Muta Maathai House, instilling leadership skills in youth to promote creativity...

organisations addressing the problem of global deforestation. Professor Wangari Maathai established the organization in 1977 under the auspices of the National...

Kelly Robin Wall Kimmerer Anna Kingsford Winona LaDuke Joanna Macy Wangari Muta Maathai Lynn Margulis Carolyn Merchant Maria Mies Mary Midgely Layli Phillips...

has focused especially on the rights of women and children." 2004 Wangari Muta Maathai (1940–2011) Kenya "for her contribution to sustainable development...

far reaching influences. The conservationist and Nobel laureate Wangari Muta Maathai devoted her 2010 book Replenishing the Earth to the Green Belt Movement...

Awards and achievements Preceded by Wangari Muta Maathai Nobel Peace Prize Laureate with Mohamed ElBaradei 2005 Succeeded by Grameen Bank and Muhammad...

Laing (Malaysia) János Vargha (Hungary) Michael Werikhe (Kenya) Wangari Muta Maathai (Kenya) Barnens Regnskog (Eha Kern and Roland Tiensuu) (Sweden) Evaristo...