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Wangari Maathai

Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Kenyan environmentalist who founded the Green Belt Movement.

StorySep 29, 2011

Nobel Peace Prize, Right Livelihood Winner Wangari Maathai (1940-2011)

StorySep 25, 2009

Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai: If US Moves Forward on Climate Change, Rest of World Will Follow

StoryApr 10, 2009

The Challenge for Africa: Kenyan Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai on Obama, Climate Change and War

StoryOct 01, 2007

Unbowed: Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai on Climate Change, Wars for Resources, the Green Belt Movement and More

StoryJan 24, 2007

The View from Nairobi: Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai Reacts to State of the Union from the World Social Forum in Kenya

StoryAug 07, 1997

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