Development
A Green Belt Movement sign calling for an end to land-grabbing during the Moi adminstration. Photo by Wangari Maathai.
Development—its limits, its possibilities, its demands and its rewards—is a key component of Wangari Maathai's ideas. This section will examine what sustainable development might mean in the context of Kenya, Africa, and globally.
Wangari Maathai on Development:
The Daily Nation, September 10, 2009
The Standard, July 19, 2009
The Gazette, July 18, 2009
The experience of poor farmers in Kenya is a lesson in the need for an ethical revolution against corruption in African societies, says the renowned environmentalist and campaigner, Wangari Maathai.
openDemocracy, May 26, 2009
The president's fairness and honesty should serve as a powerful example to the continent's leaders.
Los Angeles Times, March 16, 2009
Daily Nation, February 20, 2008
Wall Street Journal, January 17, 2008
Unaffiliated, December 3, 2007
Report from Africa
ECSI Report, July 3, 2007
Professor Maathai's speech at the Oslo Climate and Forests Conference 2010
The Oslo Climate and Forests Conference 2010, May 27, 2010
Synod Hall, Vatican City, June 3, 2007
Howard University, Washington, DC, May 10, 2005
4th UN World Women's Conference, Beijing, China, August 30, 1995
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Related Articles:
UN Dispatch, June 24, 2010
East African Business Week, March 22, 2010
African Development Bank, October 15, 2009
News & Observer, October 2, 2009
The World Bank Group, September 16, 2009
City Press, August 9, 2009
Voice of America, July 22, 2009
Allafrica.com, July 22, 2009
Founder of Green Belt Movement and Nobel Peace Prize winner, 69
The Independent, June 21, 2009
If Africa is to thrive, a revolution in thinking is needed — and it must begin out in the farmers’ fields
The Times (London), June 6, 2009
Student Life, February 27, 2009
U.N. Environment Programme, February 24, 2009
February 11, 2009
Guardian, November 24, 2008
Allafrica.com, November 17, 2008
TEDBlog, June 23, 2008
Unaffiliated, January 29, 2008
Several African countries have taken bold new measures to tackle the region's severe waste-management problems
Christian Science Monitor, November 30, 2007
Asian News International (ANI), November 19, 2007
October 1, 2007
The Standard, January 15, 2007
The Executive Times, October 1, 2006
Amid frenzied talk of freedom, a seasoned voice from Africa
Village Voice, March 9, 2005
San Francisco Bay View, December 22, 2004