• “I am working to make sure we don't only protect the environment, we also improve governance.”
by Wangari Maathai - Kenya
• “In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace.”
by Wangari Maathai - Kenya
• “It is important to nurture any new ideas and initiatives which can make a difference for Africa .”
by Wangari Maathai - Kenya
• “It's a matter of life and death for this country. The Kenyan forests are facing extinction and it is a man-made problem.”
by Wangari Maathai - Kenya
• “It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.”
by Wangari Maathai - Kenya
• “Some say that AIDS came from the monkeys, and I doubt that because we have been living with monkeys from time immemorial, others say it was a curse from God, but I say it cannot be that.”
by Wangari Maathai - Kenya
• “There's a general culture in this country to cut all the trees. It makes me so angry because everyone is cutting and no one is planting.”
by Wangari Maathai - Kenya
• “We are very fond of blaming the poor for destroying the environment. But often it is the powerful, including governments, that are responsible.”
by Wangari Maathai - Kenya
• “We need to promote development that does not destroy our environment”
by Wangari Maathai - Kenya
• “Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve”
by Wangari Maathai - Kenya

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