Wangari Maathai Sees the Forest for the Trees
Preview: Season 10 Episode 19 | 3m 4s
Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
How does the simple act of planting trees lead to winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Ask Wangari Maathai of Kenya. In 1977, she suggested rural women plant trees to address problems stemming from a degraded environment. Under her leadership, their tree-planting grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment and to promote democracy, earning Maathai the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.
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Wangari Maathai Sees the Forest for the Trees
Preview: Season 10 Episode 19 | 3m 4s
How does the simple act of planting trees lead to winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Ask Wangari Maathai of Kenya. In 1977, she suggested rural women plant trees to address problems stemming from a degraded environment. Under her leadership, their tree-planting grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment and to promote democracy, earning Maathai the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.
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Kenya & Wangari Maathai: Taking Root
Clip: S10 Ep19 | 7m 47s | Examine how Kenya’s history of colonization contributed to challenges with deforestation. (7m 47s)
Taking Root: The Greenbelt Movement
Clip: S10 Ep19 | 7m 44s | Examine the steps that the Green Belt Movement took to address Kenya’s deforestation. (7m 44s)
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