Wangari Maathai (1940-2011) was a Kenyan environmental activist. She founded the Green Belt Movement in the 1970s seeking to promote environmental conservation in Kenya and Africa. She became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for 'her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.' After campaigning for the restoration of […]
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