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WINGS #43-16 Wangari Maathai and the Greenbelt Movement
Women Re-Greening the World
Uploaded: 13 Feb, 2017
Recording Date: 2 Feb, 2002
Recording Location: New Haven CT, Austin TX, Vancouver BC, Denman Island BC
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Language: English
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Status: Complete, Ready to Air
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Program Title: WINGS #43-16 Wangari Maathai and the Greenbelt Movement
Description: From the WINGS archives: The late Professor Wangari Maathai discusses the Green Belt Movement that she founded with the National Council of Women of Kenya, to address problems of streams drying up, food insecurity, and a dearth of firewood and fencing. The still-active project organizes grassroots women to plant and care for millions and millions of trees.
Host(s): Melinda Tuhus
Featured Speakers/Guests: Wangari Maathai (1940-2011) founded the Green Belt Movement and was the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. She became politically active to save Kenya's green space from political corruption. She authored four books: The Green Belt Movement; Unbowed: A Memoir; The Challenge for Africa; and Replenishing the Earth. She is also featured in a documentary film,Taking Root: the Vision of Wangari Maathai (Marlboro Productions, 2008).
Credits: Interview by Melinda Tuhus; Series Editor, Frieda Werden
Comments: Find out more about the still-active Green Belt Movement at http://www.greenbeltmovement.org
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Topic:
Environment > Forestry
Type:
Weekly Program
Health > Food and Nutrition Environment > Climate Change Regional > Africa Politics Science and Technology Society and Culture > Childhood Spirituality and Religion Society and Culture > Women |
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