Wangari Maathai

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/wangari-maathai

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1. When was Wangari Maathai born?April 1, 1940
2. Where was Wangari Maathai born?Nyeri, Kenya
3. What is the career?Environmental activist, scientist, politician, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
4. Who was Wangari Maathai?Wangari Maathai was a Kenyan scientist and activist who loved trees and helped her country grow.
5. What is the Green Belt Movement?It was a group she started that taught women to plant trees and earn money, helping the earth and people.

Green Belt Movement: An international environmental organization founded by Wangari Maathai that empowers rural women in Africa to conserve the environment and improve livelihoods through tree planting.
Nobel Peace Prize: An annual award recognizing individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions to peace, awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Sustainable Development: Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Desertification: The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture, leading to loss of biological productivity.