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A new partnership with Oikocredit
The event marked a new partnership that will see GBM’s ‘Greening Urban Schools’ programme grow and nurture more than 15,000 indigenous trees in different schools in Nairobi County over the next two years.
Green Belt Movement community exchange visit in Ethiopia
10 members of the community from Kipipiri Constituency, Nyandarua County, visited different land restoration, clean energy and forest management projects in Hawassa, Goba and Bale regions in Ethiopia.
Remembering Professor Maathai, four years on
September 25, 2015 marked the fourth anniversary of the passing of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Professor Wangari Maathai.
Combating environmental degradation in Chania watershed within the Aberdares
This two-year project will directly impact 2,500 households within the Chania watershed and 200,000 locals dependent on the ecosystem will benefit from improved water quality by December 2016.
Green Belt Movement at the ESRI UC 2015
This week, the Green Belt Movement (GBM) has been participating at the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) International User Conference (Esri UC) at San Diego, California in USA.
African Union honors Professor Wangari Maathai
African Union Garden named after Professor Wangari Maathai
The Green Belt Movement is joined by friends and supporters for an evening of reflection, debate, and celebration of Wangari’s life
The work continues without the Green Belt Movement. A truly sustainable legacy.
The third Wangari Maathai Scholarship Award
Established in 2012, the Wangari Maathai Scholarship Fund is an environmental innovations fund set up in memory of Professor Wangari Maathai that is aimed at developing action-oriented young people with strong values and commitment to the conservation of the physical and social environment in Kenya.
World Environment Day 2015
The WED theme this year is "Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care."
Wangari Maathai - Inspiring young generations around the world
Inspiring little hummingbirds.