Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, died of cancer Sunday at the age of 71. Maathai inspired a generation of women and founded Kenya's Green Belt Movement, which ...

IT'S a bright morning in Nairobi, and Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement (GBM), long-time campaigner for the environment, civil and women's rights and newly minted government minister ...

'We have seen an upsurge of awareness in citizens and leaders of both rich and poor countries, and a great desire to manage the environment better' Wangari Maathaiis an environmental and political ...

"Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai" is broadcast tonight on PBS. Here, Lisa Merton looks back on making the film in Kenya and struggling to capture the sense of divinity and hope projected by ...

In this edition of Women and Development, we will bring you a tribute to one of Africa's exemplary daughters, from the interview with a Woman Activist and a contributions from women around the world. ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In October, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai became the first African woman to ...

If the leaders of America’s environmental movement need a shot of adrenaline, they would do well to sit down with Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. Maathai is the now-legendary ...

The decision to award a conservationist with the Nobel Peace Prize came as a surprise in 2004. Yet it underlined the role of Wangari Maathai’s Green Belt Movement in building a peaceful and ...

In recent years, Maathai founded green groups and launched several campaigns against climate change and for environmental protection. Her organization planted some 40 million trees across Africa.

In her native Kenya, Wangari Maathai has been arrested, beaten unconscious and called subversive. Last week, her fortunes took a different turn when she became the first environmental campaigner — and ...