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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.
Professor Maathai is Honored by Oregon Artist in Portrait
Inspired by Professor Wangari Maathai, April Waters has painted a beautiful portrait to honor her at an upcoming art show.
Empowering women through clean energy
wPOWER aims to empower over 8,000 women clean energy entrepreneurs across East Africa, Nigeria and India.
Africa’s First Water Fund launched in Kenya
The Nairobi Water Fund will serve as a model for other nations.
Wangari Maathai Day 2015
The Government of Kenya, led by His Excellency the President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, today hosted the celebration of the annual Wangari Maathai Day, Africa Environment Day & World Wildlife Day.
The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum hails GBM’s rehabilitation of Chepalungu forest in the Mau Complex
This project aims at restoring 156.8 hectares by planting 248,000 seedlings
Unhappy valley in the Aberdares
Happy Valley was the name given to the Wanjohi Valley, in Nyandarua County, where a small community of affluent white expatriates settled between the two world wars.
Reflections on COP20 in Lima: A Call to Action
This blog was writtend by Francesca de Gasparis, GBMI-Europe Consultant.
The Annual Climate Change Conference (COP20) is over, and there has been a lot of press about outcome and the Lima Call to Climate Action. After very good news for climate action in recent months: the US - China agreement and the UN Climate Summit in September, COP20 did not lived up to expectations. Achieving a binding agreement by Paris next year in order to prevent runaway climate change later this century is looking far less likely than when we arrived in Lima at the end of November. There are a number of good articles and analyses of what the Lima agreement impact will be.